Industry Code 0321 Marine Aquaculture, latest according to Decision 36/2025/QĐ-TTg. To learn more about the details of industry code 0321, please refer to this article by VN Law Firm!
1. What is a Business Industry Code?
Business industry code is a sequence of numbers encoded to represent a specific business industry. Organizations and individuals, when preparing business registration documents, must use this business industry code table for registration. A level 4 industry code (4 digits) is the code used for business registration.
The Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification (VSIC) system, issued under Decision 36/2025/QĐ-TTg, has a hierarchical structure with 5 levels, from general to detailed:
| Level | Name | Code | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Economic Activity Level 1 | 1 letter (from A to V) | 22 industries |
| Level 2 | Economic Activity Level 2 | 2 digits (according to Level 1) | 87 industries |
| Level 3 | Economic Activity Level 3 | 3 digits (according to Level 2) | 259 industries |
| Level 4 | Economic Activity Level 4 | 4 digits (according to Level 3) | 495 industries |
| Level 5 | Economic Activity Level 5 | 5 digits (according to Level 4) | 743 industries |
Example of industry code structure: Taking the example of Food Production:
- Level 1: C (Manufacturing)
- Level 2: 10 (Manufacture of food products)
- Level 3: 107 (Manufacture of other food products)
- Level 4: 1075 (Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes)
- Level 5: 10751 (Manufacture of prepared meat dishes and meals)
2. Regulations on Industry Code 0321 Marine Aquaculture
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0321 | Marine Aquaculture |
| 03211 | Fish farming |
| 03212 | Shrimp farming |
| 03213 | Other aquatic farming |
| 03214 | Production of marine aquatic seeds |
This group includes:
Farming of various aquatic species in saltwater environments (tidal flats, coastal areas, open sea).
This group includes:
03211: Fish farming
This group includes farming of various fish species (groupers, salmon…), including ornamental fish.
03212: Shrimp farming
This group includes farming of various shrimp species (lobsters, black tiger shrimp, whiteleg shrimp…).
03213: Other aquatic farming
This group includes farming of crustaceans (crabs…), bivalve molluscs and other molluscs (oysters, mussels, abalone…) and other aquatic species (seaweed, agar-agar,…).
03214: Production of marine aquatic seeds
This group includes activities of breeding, rearing, and domesticating seeds of various aquatic species (fish, shrimp, other aquatic species) for the purpose of selling them for commercial farming, ornamental farming, or recreational farming in saltwater environments.
This group also includes:
– Aquaculture in saltwater tanks, ponds;
– Sea worm farming.
Excluded: Farming of soft-shell turtles, frogs, crocodiles is classified under group 03224 (Inland aquaculture seed production).
3. Suggested ways to record Industry Code 0321 Marine Aquaculture
– When registering a business establishment, when notifying changes to business lines or when requesting conversion to a Business Registration Certificate, the business founder or enterprise selects a four-digit economic industry in the Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification system to record the business line in the business registration dossier. The business registration authority guides, cross-references, and records the enterprise’s business lines in the National Business Registration Database.
– For conditional business investment lines regulated in other legal documents, the business line shall be recorded according to the industry specified in those legal documents.
Suggested ways to record Industry Code 0321 Marine Aquaculture:
Case 1: General
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0321 | Marine Aquaculture |
Case 2: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0321 | Marine Aquaculture Details: Cultivation of seafood |
Case 3: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0321 | Marine Aquaculture Details: Inland aquaculture; Brackish water aquaculture. |
Case 4: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0321 | Marine Aquaculture Details: Cultivation of seafood |
Case 5: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0321 | Marine Aquaculture (not operating at headquarters) |
Note: Depending on the specific industry and business line, as well as specific regulations in each locality, it may be necessary to provide detailed information for the 4-digit industry code or commit to operating according to regulations.
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