Industry Code 1512 Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness, updated according to Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg. To learn more about the details of industry code 1512, please refer to this article by VN Law Firm.
1. What is an Industry Business Code?
Industry business code is a sequence of numbers encoded to represent a specific business line. Organizations and individuals, when preparing business registration documents, must use this business industry code table to register. Level 4 industry code (4 digits) is the industry code used for business registration.
The Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification (VSIC), issued under Decision 36/2025/QĐ-TTg, has a hierarchical structure with 5 levels, from general to specific:
| Level | Name | Encoding | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | First-level Economic Sector | 1 letter (from A to V) | 22 sectors |
| Level 2 | Second-level Economic Sector | 2 digits (based on Level 1) | 87 sectors |
| Level 3 | Third-level Economic Sector | 3 digits (based on Level 2) | 259 sectors |
| Level 4 | Fourth-level Economic Sector | 4 digits (based on Level 3) | 495 sectors |
| Level 5 | Fifth-level Economic Sector | 5 digits (based on Level 4) | 743 sectors |
Example of industry code structure: Taking the example of Food Processing:
- Level 1: C (Manufacturing)
- 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 1512 Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1512 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness |
This group includes:
– Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, of leather, composition leather or any other material such as plastic sheeting, textile materials, vulcanised fibre or paperboard, where these materials are used with the same technology as for leather;
– Manufacture of saddlery and harness;
– Manufacture of non-metallic watch straps (from fabric, leather, plastic);
– Manufacture of other articles of leather or of composition leather: safety belts, pouches, etc.;
– Manufacture of leather shoelaces;
– Manufacture of whips and riding crops;
– Manufacture of leather clothing for animals.
Excludes:
– Manufacture of leather apparel is classified under group 14100 (Manufacture of wearing apparel (except apparel made from fur skins));
– Manufacture of leather gloves and hats is classified under group 14100 (Manufacture of wearing apparel (except apparel made from fur skins));
– Manufacture of footwear is classified under group 15200 (Manufacture of footwear);
– Manufacture of bicycle saddles is classified under group 30920 (Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages);
– Manufacture of watch straps of precious metal is classified under group 32110 (Manufacture of jewellery and related articles);
– Manufacture of watch straps of base metal is classified under group 32120 (Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles);
– Manufacture of safety harnesses for electricians and other professional harnesses is classified under group 32900 (Other manufacturing n.e.c.).
3. Suggestions for recording Industry Code 1512 Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness
– When registering for business establishment, when notifying changes to business lines or when requesting a new Business Registration Certificate, the business founder or enterprise selects a four-digit economic sector from the Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification to record the business line in the enterprise registration application. The business registration agency guides, cross-references, and records the enterprise’s business lines in the National Business Registration Database.
– For conditional business lines specified in other legal normative documents, the business line must be recorded according to the provisions in those legal normative documents.
Suggestions for recording Industry Code 1512 Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness:
Case 1: General
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1512 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness |
Case 2: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1512 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness Details: Manufacture of luggage, handbags, backpacks and similar articles (excluding bleaching, dyeing, sizing, printing, tanning, rubber calendering and not processing used goods at the head office) |
Case 3: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1512 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness (only operates when meeting conditions as prescribed by law) |
Case 4: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1512 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness (not operating at head office) |
Case 5: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1512 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness details: manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles (excluding bleaching, dyeing, sizing, printing; processing used goods) |
Case 6: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1512 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness Details: Manufacturing, processing backpacks, luggage, handbags of all kinds, manufacturing, processing garments |
Case 7: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1512 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags and similar articles, saddlery and harness (excluding rubber calendering, waste recycling, leather tanning, bleaching, dyeing, sizing, printing on textile products, weaving, sewing, knitting and processing used goods at the head office) |
Note: Depending on each specific industry and business line, as well as specific regulations in each locality, it may be necessary to provide detailed descriptions for the level 4 industry code or commit to operating in accordance with regulations.
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