Industry Code 1610 Sawing, planing, and preserving wood, updated as per Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg. To learn more about the details of industry code 1610, please refer to this article by VN Law Firm!
1. What is a business industry code?
A business industry code is a series of numbers encoded to represent a specific business line. Organizations and individuals must use this business industry code table when preparing business registration documents. A level 4 industry code (4 digits) is used for business registration.
The Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification (VSIC) system, issued under Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg, has a hierarchical structure with 5 levels, from general to specific:
| Level | Name | Coding | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 1 Economic Sector | 1 letter (from A to V) | 22 sectors |
| Level 2 | Level 2 Economic Sector | 2 digits (according to level 1) | 87 sectors |
| Level 3 | Level 3 Economic Sector | 3 digits (according to level 2) | 259 sectors |
| Level 4 | Level 4 Economic Sector | 4 digits (according to level 3) | 495 sectors |
| Level 5 | Level 5 Economic Sector | 5 digits (according to level 4) | 743 sectors |
Example of industry code structure: Taking the food production industry as an example:
- Level 1: C (Processing and Manufacturing Industry)
- Level 2: 10 (Food Processing and Production)
- 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 1610 Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1610 | Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood |
| 16101 | Sawing and Planing of Wood |
| 16102 | Wood Preservation |
This group includes: Sawing, planing, and preserving wood.
Excludes:
– Sawing of logs and production of rough wood are classified under group 02200 (Logging).
– Manufacture of veneer sheets used for plywood, laminated wood, and panels is classified under group 16210 (Manufacture of plywood, veneer sheets, laminated wood, and other thin wood panels).
– Manufacture of wood panels, wood particles, and molded wood is classified under group 16220 (Manufacture of builders’ joinery and carpentry).
16101: Sawing and planing of wood
This group includes:
– Sawing, splitting, planing, processing, and finishing wood;
– Sawing, splitting, planing, and machining of wood;
– Veneering, debarking, splitting wood;
– Manufacture of wooden railway sleepers;
– Manufacture of unmounted wooden flooring;
– Manufacture of wood wool, wood flour, wood chips, wood shavings, wood particles outside the forest.
This group also includes: General activities of processing and finishing wood on a fee or contract basis, such as: drilling, turning, milling, planing, sanding, grinding, sharpening, flattening, sawing, rough grinding, sharpening, polishing, welding, joining, etc.
16102: Wood preservation
This group includes:
– Drying of wood;
– Simple treatment of wood, such as painting, staining, or other preservation methods.
– Impregnation or chemical treatment of wood;
– Impregnation or chemical treatment of wood with preservatives or other materials.
3. Suggested ways to record Industry Code 1610 Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood
– When registering a business establishment, notifying changes to business lines, or requesting a change to the Enterprise Registration Certificate, the business 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 guides, verifies, and records the enterprise’s business lines in the National Database of Business Registration.
– For conditional business investment sectors regulated by other legal documents, the business line shall be recorded according to the sector specified in those legal documents.
Suggested ways to record Industry Code 1610 Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood:
Case 1: General
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1610 | Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood |
Case 2: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1610 | Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood Details: Sawing, splitting, impregnating, drying rubber wood (excluding wood preservation) |
Case 3: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1610 | Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood Details: Sawing, splitting, wood processing |
Case 4: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1610 | Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood (No sawing, splitting, planing, or preserving wood at the head office; the head office only serves as a transaction office) |
Case 5: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1610 | Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood Details: Sawing and splitting pallet wood (Production and processing of sawn wood are only allowed after completing all procedures related to land, construction, fire prevention and fighting, and environmental protection) |
Case 6: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1610 | Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood Details: Sawing, splitting, planing, and preserving wood (Sawing, splitting, planing, and preserving wood are only allowed after completing all procedures related to land, construction, fire prevention and fighting, and environmental protection) |
Case 7: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 1610 | Sawing, Planing, and Preserving Wood Details: Sawing, splitting, impregnating, drying wood |
Note: Depending on each specific industry code and business line, as well as local regulations, it may be necessary to provide detailed information for the level 4 industry code or commit to operating in accordance with regulations.
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