Industry Code 0240 Forestry service activities, latest according to Decision 36/2025/QĐ-TTg. To learn more about the details of industry code 0240, please refer to this article by VN Law Firm!
1. What is a Business Industry Code?
Business industry codes are a series of numbers encoded to represent a specific business line. Organizations and individuals, when preparing business registration dossiers, must use this business industry code table for registration. The 4-digit industry code (Level 4) is the code used for business registration.
The Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification System (VSIC), issued under Decision 36/2025/QĐ-TTg, has a hierarchical structure with 5 levels, from general to detailed:
| Level | Name | Coding | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Economic Sector Level 1 | 1 letter (from A to V) | 22 sectors |
| Level 2 | Economic Sector Level 2 | 2 digits (according to Level 1) | 87 sectors |
| Level 3 | Economic Sector Level 3 | 3 digits (according to Level 2) | 259 sectors |
| Level 4 | Economic Sector Level 4 | 4 digits (according to Level 3) | 495 sectors |
| Level 5 | Economic Sector Level 5 | 5 digits (according to Level 4) | 743 sectors |
Example of industry code structure: Taking the example of the Food Processing industry:
- Level 1: C (Processing and Manufacturing Industry)
- Level 2: 10 (Food Processing and Manufacturing)
- Level 3: 107 (Manufacture of other food products)
- Level 4: 1075 (Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes)
- Level 5: 10751 (Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes from meat)
2. Regulations on Industry Code 0240 Forestry service activities
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0240 | Forestry service activities |
This group includes:
Specialized activities on a fee or contract basis for forestry services.
Specifically:
– Irrigation and drainage activities for forestry;
– Contracted forestry work activities (hole digging, planting, tending, harvesting, etc.);
– Forest protection, pest and disease control activities for forestry trees;
– Assessment and estimation of tree quantity, crop yield;
– Forestry management, forest fire prevention and fighting activities;
– Other forestry service activities (leasing forestry machinery with operators, etc.);
– Transport of timber and harvested forest products to the forest gate;
– Preliminary timber processing activities in the forest;
– Breeding, rescue, and care services for forest animals and plants.
Excluded:
– Nursery activities for growing forest trees are classified under group 02104 (Forestry seedling nursery);
– Drainage for forest land is classified under group 43120 (Site preparation);
– Site clearance for construction is classified under group 43120 (Site preparation).
3. Suggested ways to record Industry Code 0240 Forestry service activities
– When registering to establish an enterprise, when notifying changes to business lines, or when requesting a change to a Business Registration Certificate, the enterprise founder or enterprise selects a four-digit economic sector from the Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification System to record the business line in the enterprise registration dossier. The business registration authority will guide, cross-reference, and record the enterprise’s business lines in the National Enterprise Registration Database.
– For conditional business lines stipulated in other legal documents, the business line shall be recorded according to the regulations in those legal documents.
Suggested ways to record Industry Code 0240 Forestry service activities:
Case 1: General
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0240 | Forestry service activities |
Case 2: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0240 | Forestry service activities Details: Irrigation and drainage activities for forestry; |
Case 3: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0240 | Forestry service activities (The enterprise is only allowed to operate when authorized by a competent State agency) |
Case 4: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0240 | Forestry service activities (not operating at the head office) |
Case 5: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0240 | Forestry service activities Design of pine resin tapping |
Case 6: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0240 | Forestry service activities (Excluding types prohibited by the State) |
Case 7: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0240 | Forestry service activities (only operates when all business conditions stipulated by law are met) |
Note: Depending on the specific industry code, business line, and local regulations, it may be necessary to provide detailed information for the four-digit industry code or commit to operating in accordance with regulations.
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