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Appendix to the Investment Law 2025 No. 143/2025/QH15 applicable in 2026

CONGRESS	SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness
Law No.: 143/2025/QH15	Hanoi, date 11 month 12 year 2025

APPENDIX I

PROHIBITED NARCOTICS FOR INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
(Issued together with the Investment Law No. 143/2025/QH15)

Substances and salts, isomers, esters, ethers and salts of isomers, esters, ethers that may exist of these substances.

STT	Name of substance	Science name	Information code CAS
1	Acetorphin	3-O-acetyltetrahydro – 7 – α (1 – hydroxyl – 1 – methylbutyl) – 6, 14 – endoetheno-oripavine	25333-77-1
2	Acetyl-alpha– methylfenanyl	N– [1 – (α – methylphenethyl) – 4 – piperidyl] acetanilide	101860-00-8
3	Alphacetylmethadol	α – 3 – acetoxy – 6 – dimethylamino – 4,4 – diphenylheptane	17199-58-5
4	Alpha-methylfentanyl	N– [1 – (α – methylphenethyl) – 4 – peperidyl] propionanilide	79704-88-4
5	Beta-hydroxyfentanyl	N– [1- ( β – hydroxyphenethyl) – 4 – peperidyl] propionanilide	78995-10-5
6	Beta-hydroxymethyl-3-fentanyl	N– [1 – (β – hydroxyphenethyl) – 3 – methyl – 4 – piperidyl] propinonanilide	78995-14-9
7	Desomorphine	Dihydrodeoxymorphine	427-00-9
8	Etorphine	Tetrahydro-7α – (1 – hydroxy – 1 – methylbutyl) – 6,14 – endoetheno-oripavine	14521-96-1
9	Heroine	Diacetylmorphine	561-27-3
10	Ketobemidone	4 - arches – hydroxyphenyl – 1 – methyl – 4 – propionylpiperidine	469-79-4
11	3-methylfentanyl	N– (3 – methyl – 1 – phenethyl – 4 – piperidyl) propionanilide	42045-86-3
12	3-methylthiofentanyl	N– [3 – methyl – 1 [2 – (2 – thienyl)ethyl] – 4 – piperidyl] propionanilide	86052-04-2
13	Morphine methobromide and other pentavalent morphine derivatives.	(5α,6α) – 17 – Methyl – 7,8 – didehydro – 4,5 – epoxymorphinan – 3,6 – diol – bromomethane (1:1)	125-23-5
14	To-fluorofentanyl	4' – fluoro – N – (1 – phenethyl – 4 – piperidyl) propionanilide	90736-23-5
15	PEPAP	1 – phenethyl – 4 – phenyl – 4 – piperidinol acetate	64-52-8
16	Thiofentanyl	N – (1 [2- (2 – thienyl)ethyl] – 4 – piperidyl] – 4 – propionanilide	1165-22-6

Substances and salts, and possible isomers of these substances.

STT	Name of substance	Science name	Information code CAS
17	Bromalphetamine (DOB)	2,5 – dimethoxy – 4 – bromoamphetamine	64638-07-9
18	Cathinone	(-) – α – aminopropiophenone	71031-15-7
19	DET	N, N – diethyltryptamine	7558-72-7
20	Delta-9-tetrahydrocanabinol	(6aR, 10aR) - 6a, 7, 8, 10a – tetrahydro – 6,6,9 – trimethyl – 3 – pentyl – 6H – dibenzo [b,d] pyran-1-ol	1972-08-3
21	DMA	(±) – 2,5 – dimethoxy – α – methylphenylethylamine	2801-68-5
22	DMHP	3 – (1,2 – dimethylheptyl) – 1 – hydroxy – 7, 8, 9, 10 – tetrahydro – 6,6,9 – trimethyl – 6H – dibenzo [b,d] Pyran	32904-22-6
23	DMT	N, N – dimethyltryptamine	61-50-7
24	DOET	(±) – 4 – ethyl – 2,5 – dimethoxy – α – phenethylamine	22004-32-6
25	Eticyclidine	N– ethyl – 1 – phenylcylohexylamine	2201-15-2
26	Etryptamine	3 – (2 – aminobuty) indole	2235-90-7
27	MDMA	(±) – N α – dimethyl – 3,4 – (methylenedioxy) phenethylamine	42542-10-9
28	Mescalin	3,4,5 – trimethoxyphenethylamine	54-04-6
29	Methcathinone	2 – (methylamino) – 1 – phenylpropane – 1 – one	5650-44-2
30	4-methylaminorex	(±) – Are you there – 2 – amino – 4 – methyl – 5 – phenyl – 2 – oxazoline	3568-94-3
31	MMDA	(±) – 5 – methoxy – 3,4 – methylenedioxy – α – methylphenylethylamine	13674-05-0
32	(+)-Lysergide (LSD)	9,10 – didehydro – N, N – diethyl – 6 – methylergoline – 8β carboxamide	50-37-3
33	N-hydroxy MDA (MDOH)	(±) – N – hydroxy – [α – methyl – 3,4 – (methylenedyoxy) phenethyl] hydroxylamine	74698-47-8
34	N-ethyl MDA	(±) N – ethyl – methyl – 3,4 – (methylenedioxy) phenethylamine	82801-81-8
35	Parahexyl	3 – hexyl – 7, 8, 9, 10 – tetrahydro – 6, 6, 9 – trimethyl – 6H – dibenzo [b,d] pyran-1-ol	117-51-1
36	WFP	p – methoxy – α – methylphenethylamine	64-13-1
37	Psilocine, Psilotsin	3 – [2 – (dimethylamino) ethyl] indole – 4 – ol	520-53-6
38	Psilocybin	3 – [2 – dimethylaminoethyl] indole – 4 – yl dihydrogen phosphate	520-52-5
39	Roli Drugs	1 – (1 – phenylcyclohexy)pyrrolidine	2201-39-0
40	STP, DOM	2,5-dimethoxy-4,α – dimethylphenethylamine	15588-95-1
41	Tenamfetamine (MDA)	α – methyl – 3,4 – (methylendioxy) phenethylamine	4764-17-4
42	Tenocyclidine (TCP)	1 – [1 – (2 – thienyl) cyclohexyl] piperidine	21500-98-1
43	TMA	(+) – 3,4,5 – trimethoxy – α – methylphenylethylamine	1082-88-8

The substances and salts that may exist of these substances.

STT	Name of substance	Science name	Information code CAS
44	MPPP	1 – methyl – 4 – phenyl – 4 – piperidinol propionate (ester)	13147-09-6

The following substances

STT	Name of substance	Science name	Information code CAS
45	Cannabis and cannabis products		8063-14-7
46	Khat leaves	Catha edulis leaves
47	Opium and opium derivatives (except for iodized ethyl esters of fatty acids in opium poppy seed oil which no longer contain opium narcotic substances)

APPENDIX II

LIST OF PROHIBITED CHEMICALS AND MINERALS
(Issued together with the Investment Law No. 143/2025/QH15)

STT	Chemical name in Vietnamese	Chemical name in English	HS Code	Code CAS
1	O-Alkyl compounds	O-Alkyl (<=C10, incl. cycloalkyl) alkyl (Me, Et, n- Pr or i-Pr)- phosphonofluoridates	2931.00
	For example:	Example:
	• Sarin: O- Isopropylmethyl phosphonofluoridate	• Sarin: O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoride ate	2931.9080	107-44-8
	• Soman: O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonofloridate	• Soman: O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonofloridate	2931.9080	96-64-0
2	O-Alkyl compounds	O-Alkyl (<=C10, incl. cycloalkyl) N,N-dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphoramidocyanidates	2931.00
	For example:	Example:
	Tabun:O-Ethyl N,N- dimethyl phosphoramidocyanidate	Tabun:O-Ethyl N,N- dimethyl phosphoramidocyanidate	2931.9080	77-81-6
3	O-Alkyl compounds (H or	O-Alkyl (H or <=C10, incl. cycloalkyl) S-2- dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i- Pr)-aminoethyl alkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphonothiolates and corresponding alkylated or protonated salts	2930.90
	For example:	Example:
	O-Ethyl S-2- diisopropylaminoethyl methyl phosphonothiolate	O-Ethyl S-2- diisopropylaminoethyl methyl phosphonothiolate	2930.9099	50782-69-9
4	Sulfur-containing gases that cause burns:	Sulfur mustards:
	• 2- Chloroethylchloromethylsulfite	• 2-Chloroethyl chloromethylsulfide	2930.9099	2625-76-5
	• Burning gas: Bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfite	• Mustard gas: Bis(2- chloroethyl) sulfide	2930.9099	505-60-2
	• Bis (2-chloroethylthio) methane	• Bis(2- chloroethylthio) methane	2930.9099	63869-13-6
	• Sesquimustard: 1,2-Bis (2- chloroethylthio) ethane	• Sesquimustard: 1,2- Bis(2- chloroethylthio)ethane	2930.9099	3563-36-8
	• 1,3-Bis (2- chloroethylthio) -n-propane	• 1,3-Bis(2- chloroethylthio)-n- propane	2930.9099	63905-10-2
	• 1,4-Bis (2- chloroethylthio) -n-butane	• 1,4-Bis(2- chloroethylthio)-n-butane	2930.9099	142868- 93-7
	• 1,5-Bis (2- chloroethylthio) -n-pentane	• 1,5-Bis(2- chloroethylthio)-n-pentane	2930.9099	142868- 94-8
	• Bis (2- chloroethylthiomethyl) ether	• Bis(2- chloroethylthiomethyl)ether	2930.9099	63918-90-1
	• Sulfur and Oxygen-containing flammable gas: Bis(2-chloroethylthioethyl) ether	• O-Mustard: Bis(2- chloroethylthioethyl) ether	2930.9099	63918-89-8
5	Lewisite compounds:	Lewisites:
	• Lewisite 1:2- Chlorovinyldichloroarsin	• Lewisite 1:2- Chlorovinyldichloroarsine	2931.9080	541-25-3
	• Lewisite 2: Bis (2- chlorovinyl) chloroarsin	• Lewisite 2: Bis(2- chlorovinyl)chloroarsine	2931.9080	40334-69-8
	• Lewisite 3: Tris (2- chlorovinyl) arsine	• Lewisite 3: Tris(2- chlorovinyl)arsine	2931.9080	40334-70-1
6	Nitric Acid:	Nitrogen mustards:
	• HN1: Bis (2- chloroethyl) ethylamine	• HN1: Bis(2- chloroethyl)ethylamine	2921.1999	538-07-8
	• HN2: Bis(2- chloroethyl) methylamine	• HN2: Bis(2- chloroethyl) methylamine	2921.1999	51-75-2
	• HN3: Tris(2- chloroethyl)amine	• HN3: Tris(2- chloroethyl)amine	2921.1999	555-77-1
7	Saxitogo	Saxitogo	3002.90	35523-89-8
8	Castor	Castor	3002.90	9009-86-3
9	Alkyl compounds (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphonyldifluorite	Alkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i- Pr) phosphonyldifluorides
	For example:	Example:
	DF: Methylphosphonydifluorite	DF: Methylphosphonyldifluoride	2931.9020	676-99-3
10	O-Alkyl compounds (H or	O-Alkyl (H or <=C10, incl. cycloalkyl) O-2- dalkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i- Pr)-aminoethyl alkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphonites and corresponding alkylated or protonated salts	2931.00
	For example:	Example:
	QL: O-Ethyl O-2- diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonite	QL: O-Ethyl O-2- diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonite	2931.9080	57856-11-8
11	Chlorosarin: O-Isopropyl methylphosphonochloridate	Chlorosarin: O-Isopropyl methylphosphonochloridate	2931.9080	1445-76-7
12	Chlorosoman: O- Pinacolyl methylphosphonochloridate	Chlorosoman: O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonochloridate	2931.9080	7040-57-5
13	Dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA)	Dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid (DBSA)	29041000	27176-87-0
14	Crocidolite asbestos	Asbestos crocidolite	2524.10.00	12001-28-4
15	Ammonium asbestos	Asbestos amosite	2524.90.00	12172-73-5
16	Anthophyllite asbestos	Asbestos anthophyllite	2524.90.00	17068-78-9 77536-67-5
17	Asbestos actinolite	Asbestos actinolite	2524.90.00	77536-66-4
18	Tremolite asbestos	Asbestos tremolite	2524.90.00	77536-68-6

APPENDIX III

LIST OF ENDANGERED, RARE, AND PRECIOUS FOREST PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND AQUATIC SPECIES (GROUP I)
(Issued together with the Investment Law No. 143/2025/QH15)

LIST OF ENDANGERED, RARE, AND PRECIOUS FOREST PLANTS AND ANIMALS

STT	Vietnamese name	Science name
	INFORMATION CLASS	PINOSIDA
	The Hoàng Đàn family	Cupressaceae
1	Golden cypress	Xanthocyparis vietnamensis
2	Taiwan	Taiwania cryptomerioides
3	Sandalwood with lotus	Cupressus tonkinensis
4	Oil palm	Cunninghamia konishii
5	Clear water	Glyptostrobus pensilis
	Thong family	Pinaceae
6	Limestone cypress	Keteleeria davidiana
7	Van Sam fan si pang	Abies delavayi subsp. fansipanensis
	The Huang family	berberidaceae
8	The species of Berberis belong to the genus Berberis.	berberis spp.
	Mao Liang	ranunculaceae
9	Coptis chinensis	Coptis quinquesecta
10	Northern Coptis	Coptis chinensis
	The Aralia family	araliaceae
11	Panax notoginseng (Panax notoginseng)	Panax bipinnatifidus
12	Wild Panax notoginseng	Panax stipuleanatus
	CLASS OF PERSONNEL	LILIOPSIDA
	They are orchids.	Orchidaceae
13	Golden Orchid	Anoectochilus setaceus
14	Golden Orchid	Anoectochilus acalcaratus
15	Golden Orchid	Anoectochilus calcareus
16	Phalaenopsis orchid	Paphiopedilum vietnamense
17	Yellow slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum villosum
18	Dendrobium nobile	Paphiopedilum appletonianum
19	Dendrobium	Paphiopedilum callosum
20	Bearded slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum dianthum
21	Helen slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum helenae
22	Henry's slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum henryanum
23	Blue slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum malipoense
24	Purple-footed slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum tranlienianum
25	Hairy slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum
26	Lan Hai Hang	Paphiopedilum hangianum
27	Red slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum delenatii
28	Pearl Orchid	Paphiopedilum emersonii
29	Pink slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum micranthum
30	Spring Orchid	Paphiopedilum canhii
31	Purple slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum purpuratum
32	Tran Tuan's slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum trantuanhii
33	Spotted slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum concolor
34	Tam Dao slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum gratrixianum
	Magnolia Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA
	Oil family	Dipterocarpaceae
35	Curved leaf bottle	Shorea falcata
36	Kien Kien Phu Quoc	Hopea Pierrei
37	Heart-shaped star	Hopea cordata
38	Star network	Hopea reticulata
	The Aralia family	araliaceae
39	Panax	Panax vietnamensis

STT	Vietnamese name	Science name
	MAMMALIA	MAMMALIA
	PRIMATE ORDER	PRIMATES
1	Big Coolie	Nycticebus bengalensis
2	Little coolie	Nycticebus pygmaeus
3	Black-footed langur	Pygathrix nigripes
4	Brown-footed langur	Pygathrix nemaeus
5	Grey-footed langur	Pygathrix cinerea
6	Indochinese silver langur	Trachypithecus germaini
7	Truong Son silver langur	Trachypithecus margarita
8	Cat Ba langur	Trachypithecus poliocephalus
9	White-cheeked black langur	Trachypithecus francoisi
10	Ha Tinh langur	Trachypithecus hatinhensis
11	White-faced langur	Trachypithecus delacouri
12	snub-nosed monkey	Rhinopithecus avunculus
13	Gray langur	Trachypithecus crepusculus
14	High-flying gibbon	Nomascus nasutus
15	jet-black gibbon	Nomascus concolor
16	Red-cheeked gibbon	Nomascus gabriellae
17	White-cheeked gibbon	Nomascus leucogenys
18	Central Vietnamese Yellow-cheeked Gibbon	Nomascus annamensis
19	Siki gibbons	Nomascus siki
	CARNIVOROUS GROUP	CARNIVORA
20	Red Wolf (Fire Wolf)	Cuon alpinus
21	Dog bear	Helarctos malayanus
22	Gấu ngựa	Ursus thibetanus
23	Rái cá lông mượt	Lutrogale perspicillata
24	Rái cá thường	Lutra lutra
25	Rái cá vuốt bé	Aonyx cinereus
26	Hairy-nosed otter	Lutra sumatrana
27	civet	Arctictis binturong
28	civet	Prionodon pardicolor
29	Leopard	Neofelis nebula
30	Leopard	panthera pardus
31	Fire Leopard	Catopuma temminckii
32	Indochinese tiger	Panthera tigris corbetti
33	Fishing cat	Prionailurus viverrinus
34	Leopard cat	Pardofelis marmorata
	SET WITH FAUCET	PROBOSCIDEA
35	Asian elephant	The largest elephant
	INDIVIDUAL CLOGS	PERISSODACTYLA
36	One-horned rhinoceros	Rhinoceros sondaicus
	EVEN SET OF HOOFED CLOGS	ARTIODACTYLA
37	Bò rừng	Javanicus boss
38	Bull	Bos gaurus
39	Golden deer	Axis porcinus annamitus
40	Musk deer	Moschus berezovskii
41	Mang lớn	Megamuntiacus vuquangensis
42	Mang Truong Son	Muntiacus truongsonensis
43	Deer	Rucervus eldii
44	Saola	Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
45	Mountain goat	Naemorhedus milneedwardsii
	PANGOLIN SET	PHOLIDOTA
46	Javan pangolin	Manis javanica
47	Golden pangolin	Manis pentadactyla
	WILD RABBIT SET	LAGOMORPHA
48	Striped rabbit	Nesolagus timminsi
	CLASS OF BIRDS	POULTRY
	PEACOCKS	PELECANIFORMES
49	Grey-footed pelican	Pelecanus philippensis
50	Spoon-billed stork	Platalea minor
51	Green-winged bird	Pseubidis davisoni
52	Great Egret (Great Egret)	Thaumatibis gigantea
53	Flowering cauldron	Gorsachius magnificus
	SNAKE NECK SET	SULIFORMES
54	Snake neck	Anhinga melanogaster
	PEACOCKS	PELECANIFORMES
55	Chinese white stork	Egretta eulophotes
	CRANE SET	CICONIFORMES
56	small fat man	Leptoptilos javanicus
57	White-necked crane	Ciconia episcopus
58	Grey Crane	Mycteria cinerea
	EAGLE SET	ACCIPITRIFORMES
59	Brown-crowned eagle	Aquila heliaca
60	Indian vulture	Gyps indicus
61	Liver vultures	Gyps bengalensis
	CUTTING SET	FALCONIFORMES
62	Cut large	Falco peregrinus
	CUTTING SET	CHARADRIIFORMES
63	Large gold-mining bird	Tringa guttifer
	GOOSE SET	ANSERIFORMES
64	White-winged duck	Asarcornis scutulata
	CHICKEN SET	GALLIFORMES
65	White-crested blue pheasant	Lophura edwardsi
66	Red pheasant	Tragopan temminckii
67	White pheasant	Lophura nycthemera
68	Red-necked rooster	Arborophila davidi
69	Red cash chicken	Polyplectron germaini
70	Golden Chicken	Polyplectron bicalcaratum
71	Hemorrhoids	Rheinardia ocellata
	CRANE GROUP	GRUIFORMES
72	Red-crowned crane (Bare-necked crane)	Grus antigone
	SET OF WORKS	OTIDIFORMES
73	O Tac	Houbaropsis bengalensis
	PIGEON SET	COLUMBIFORMES
74	Nun's pigeon	Caloenas nicobarica
	RED EMPEROR SET	hornbill
75	Red Emperor	Bicorned Hornbills
76	Horny goiter	Aceros nipalensis
77	Striped beak	Rhyticeros undulatus
78	Brown berries	Anorrhinus austeni
	SPLITTER SET	PASSERRIFORMES
79	Jade Thrush	Trochalopteron ngoclinhense
	REPTILE CLASS	REPTILIA
	SET WITH SCALES	SQUAMATA
80	Yellow-tailed gecko	Cnemaspis psychedelica
81	crocodile lizard	Shinisaurus crocodilurus
82	Clouded monitor lizard	Varanus nebulosus (Varanus bengalensis)
83	King Cobra	Ophiophagus hannah
	TURTLE SET	TESTUDINES
84	Southern Batagua Tortoise	Batagur affinis
85	Central yellow-headed box turtle (Cuora bourreti)	Cuora bourreti
86	Southern yellow-headed box turtle (Cuora picturata)	Cuora picturata
87	Northern yellow-headed box turtle	Cuora galbinifrons
88	Central Vietnamese turtle	Mauremys annamensis
89	Rùa đầu to	Platysternon megacephalum
90	Sin-hoe solution	rafetus swinhoei
91	Prize	Pelochelys cantorii
	CROCODILE SET	Crocodilia
92	Saltwater crocodile (Aquatic crocodile)	Crocodylus porosus
93	Freshwater crocodile (Siamese crocodile)	Crocodylus siamensis

LIST OF ENDANGERED, RARE, AND PRECIOUS AQUATIC SPECIES

GROUP I

STT	Vietnamese name	Science name
I	CLASS OF MAMMALS	MAMMALIAS
1	Dolphin family (all species except the Chinese white dolphin – Sousa chinensis)	Delphinidae
2	Porpoise family (all species)	Phocoenidae
3	Freshwater dolphin family (all species)	Platanistidae
4	Humpback whales (all species)	Balaenopteridae
5	Beaked whale family (all species)	ziphiidae
6	Small whales (all species)	Physeteridae
II	BONE FISH CLASS	OSTEICHTHYES
7	Black eel	Anguilla bicolor
8	Japanese eel	Anguilla japonica
9	Northern fish	Tenualosareevesii
10	Sugar sardines	Albulavulpes
11	scad fish	Ilishaelongata
12	Giant snakehead fish	Chitalalopis
13	Scar	Semilabeo obscurus
14	Original carp	Procyprismerus
15	Giant catfish	Catlocarpiosiamensis
16	Student fish	Balantiocheilosambusticauda
17	Tall-bodied catfish (Catfish)	Cyprinus hyperdorsalis
18	Low-bodied catfish	Cyprinus multitaeniata
19	Fake catfish	Luciocyprinuslangsoni
20	Lucky fish	Gyrinocheilusaymonieri
21	Hue carp	Chanodichthysflavpinnis
22	Dragonfish (Arowana)	Scleropagesformosus
23	Pao fish (Mị fish)	Sinilabeograffeuilli
24	Rai fish	Neolisochilusbenasi
25	Catfish	Acrossocheilusannamensis
26	Fish storage	Cyprinus dai
27	Fragrant fish	Plecoglossusaltivelis
28	Cuc Phuong fish	Pterocryptiscucphuongensis
29	Pangasius fish	Pangasianodongigas
30	Fish in the gourd	Ompokbimaculatus
31	Flagtail catfish	Pangasius sanitwongsei
32	Mountain fish	Ompokmiostoma
33	Fish clinging to rocks	Gyrinocheiluspennocki
34	Catfish in the evening	Clariasmeladerma
35	White catfish	Clariasbatrachus
36	Fish climbing hills	Chana asiatica
37	Wavy-patterned wrasse	Cheilinusundulatus
38	Razorfish	Solenostomus paradoxus
39	Humpback slingfish	Cyttopsiscypho
40	Chinese trumpet fish	Aulostomuschinensis
41	Devilfish	Scorpaenopsisdiabolus
42	Sunfish	Molamola
43	Pointed-tailed sunfish	Masturuslanceolatus
44	Japanese tadpole fish	Atleopus japonicus
45	Japanese seahorse	Hippocampus japonicus
46	Paper catfish (Paper catfish)	Otolithoidesbiauratus
47	Yellow-spotted barramundi	Plectorhynchus flavomaculatus
48	Black-scaled barbel fish	Plectorhynchusgibbosus
49	Striped grouper	Epinephelus undulatostrius
50	humphead wrasse	Bolbometoponmuricatum
51	Flat grouper	Cromileptesaltivelis
52	small spotted grouper	Plectropomus leopardus
53	White-striped grouper	Anyperodonleucogrammicus
54	Emperor fish	Pomacanthus imperator
III	CARTILAGINOUS FISH CLASS	CHONDRICHTHYES
55	stingray species	Mobula sp.
56	Devil-faced stingrays	Manta sp.
57	Fan-tailed stingray	Okamejeikenojei
58	Round-snouted fish	Rhinaancylostoma
59	Silver-headed shark	Carcharhinus albimarginatus
60	Hammerhead shark	Sphyrna lewini
61	Great hammerhead shark	Sphyrna wet
62	Smooth hammerhead shark	Sphyrna zygaena
63	Whitefin shark	Carcharhinus longimanus
64	Black-crested spotted shark	Carcharhinus melanopterus
65	Gentle sharks	Carcharhinus ambllyrhynchoides
66	Sand shark	Carcharhinus leucas
67	Silk shark	Carcharhinus falciformis
68	Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias
69	Velvet shark	Cephaloscyllium umbratile
70	Brown shark	Etmopterus lucifer
71	Soft shark	Stegostomafasciatum
72	Roasted shark	Rhinzoprionodonacutus
73	Shark	lamna nasus
74	Deep-sea shark	Pseudocarchariaskamoharai
75	Whale shark	Rhincodon typus
76	Swordfish species	Pristidae spp.
77	Long-tailed sharks	Alopias spp.
IV	DOUBLE SHELL	BIVALVIA
78	Oval arched man	Margaritanopsislaosensis
79	Thick toad shell	Gibbosulacrassa
80	Leaf-shaped toadfish	Lamprotulablaisei
81	Smooth toad clam	Cuneopsisdemangei
82	Square toad clam	Protuniomessageri
83	Son Mau Son	Contradensfultoni
84	River boys	Pseudbathiabanggiangensis
V	ABDOMEN LAYER	GASTROPODA
85	Giant clam species	Tridacna spp.
86	Nautilus family (all species)	Nautilidae
87	female conch	Tectusniloticus
88	male conch	Tectuspyramis
89	Brown-striped snail	Cremnoconsusmessageri
90	Porcelain snail with hemorrhoidal eyes	Cypraeaargus
91	Trumpet snail	Charoniatritonis
92	Conch	Turbo marmoratus
VI	CORAL LAYER	ANTHOZOA
93	Stork corals (all species)	Scleractinia
94	Hard corals (all species)	Stolonifera
95	Black corals (all species)	Antipatharia
96	Horn corals (all species)	Gorgonacea
97	Blue corals (all species)	Helioporacea
VII	RHINESTONE INDUSTRY	ECHINODERMATA
98	Sea urchin	Heterocentrotusmammillatus
99	Amber sea cucumber	Thelenotaanax
100	Pomegranate sea cucumber	Thelenotaananas
101	Coconut sea cucumber (Mít hoa sea cucumber)	Actinopygamauritiana
102	White sea cucumber (Sand sea cucumber)	Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra
103	Sea cucumber	Microthelenobilis
VIII	THE PLANT KINGDOM	PLANTAE
104	Barringtonia	Halophila beccarii
105	single neem tree	Halophila decipiens
106	Seagrass	Syringodiumizoetifolium
107	Seaweed	Kappaphycus striatum
108	Red bubble seaweed	Scinaiaboergesenii
109	Seaweed with duck feet	Hydropuntiaeucheumoides
110	Curved seaweed	Gracilaria arcuata
111	Flattened seaweed	Gracilaria textorii
112	Red seaweed	Gracilaria rubra
113	Seaweed sticks	Gracilariablodgettii
114	Wrinkled duckweed	Cryptonemiaundulata
115	Spiny seaweed	Hypneaboergesenii
116	Winter seaweed	Hypneacornuta
117	Wrinkled red membrane	Halymeniadilatata
118	Smooth red algae	Halymeniamaculata
119	Pink cloud seaweed	Betaphycus gelatinum
120	Pink seaweed bar	Eucheuma arnoldii
121	Unicorn seaweed	Kappaphycus cottononii
122	Seaweed	Sargassum quinhonensis
123	Soft seaweed	Sargassum tenerrimum
124	Slimy algae	Helminthodadiaaustralis
125	Spiny cartilage seaweed	Eucheuma denticulatum
126	Fairy hair seaweed	Bangiafuscopurpurea

APPENDIX IV

LIST OF BUSINESS SECTORS AND ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
(Issued together with the Investment Law No. 143/2025/QH15)

STT	INDUSTRY, PROFESSION
1	Seal manufacturing
2	Business of providing support tools (including repair services)
3	Trading in all types of fireworks, excluding firecrackers.
4	Business in equipment and software used for covert recording, video recording, and location tracking.
5	Paintball gun business
6	Trading in military uniforms and equipment for the armed forces, military weapons, equipment, technology, military hardware, specialized military and police vehicles; components, parts, spare parts, materials and specialized equipment, and specialized technologies for manufacturing them.
7	Pawnshop business
8	Massage service business
9	Businesses selling signal transmitting devices for priority vehicles are entitled to priority.
10	Security services business
11	Practicing law
12	Practicing notarization
13	Practicing forensic expertise
14	The profession of auctioning assets
15	Practicing the profession of an enforcement officer.
16	Practicing asset management and liquidation for businesses and cooperatives during bankruptcy proceedings.
17	Accounting services business
18	Business audit services
19	Sales of duty-free goods
20	Bonded warehouse business, consolidation point for less-than-container-load (LCL) cargo.
21	Business activities include operating locations for customs clearance, consolidation, inspection, and customs supervision.
22	Securities trading
23	Business activities include securities registration, custody, clearing and settlement services; and support services for trading on domestic carbon exchanges.
24	Insurance Business
25	Reinsurance business
26	Môi giới bảo hiểm
27	Insurance agent
28	Business of providing valuation services
29	Lottery business
30	Business of electronic games with prizes for foreigners.
31	Credit rating services business
32	Casino business
33	Betting business
34	Business of providing voluntary pension fund management services.
35	Petroleum business
36	Gas business
37	Trading in industrial explosives (including disposal activities)
38	Trading in explosive precursors.
39	Businesses operating in industries or professions that utilize industrial explosives and explosive precursors.
40	Blasting services business
41	Production and trading of chemicals, excluding chemicals on the list of prohibited chemicals and minerals specified in Appendix II issued with this Law; chemical storage services; specialized chemical consulting activities.
42	Wine business
43	Trading in tobacco products, tobacco raw materials, machinery, and equipment related to the tobacco industry, excluding e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
44	The food business falls under the specialized management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and the Ministry of Health.
45	Commodity Exchange Operations
46	Electricity generation, transmission, distribution, wholesale and retail sales.
47	Rice export
48	Mineral trading
49	Trading in industrial precursors
50	The buying and selling of goods and activities directly related to the buying and selling of goods by foreign service providers in Vietnam.
51	Multi-level marketing business
52	E-commerce activities: managing and operating intermediary e-commerce platforms, e-commerce social networks, integrated e-commerce platforms; authenticating electronic contracts in commerce.
53	Oil and gas operations
54	Vocational education activities
55	Quality assurance of vocational education
56	Business of providing vocational skills assessment services.
57	Business of providing technical safety inspection services for labor
58	Business of providing occupational safety and health training services.
59	Business of providing services for sending workers to work abroad.
60	Business activities include providing voluntary drug addiction treatment, tobacco addiction treatment, HIV/AIDS treatment, and care for the elderly, people with disabilities, and children.
61	Road transport business
62	Manufacturing, assembling, and importing automobiles.
63	Motor vehicle inspection services business
64	Business of providing car driving training services.
65	Business of providing training services for traffic safety inspectors.
66	Business of providing driver's license testing services.
67	Business of providing traffic safety inspection services.
68	Water transport business
69	Business of providing training services for crew members and operators of inland waterway vessels.
70	Training and instructing maritime crew members, and organizing the recruitment and supply of maritime crew members.
71	Maritime transport business
72	Importing and dismantling used ships.
73	Seaport operation and management business
74	Business air transport
75	Business activities include the design, manufacture, maintenance, and testing of aircraft, aircraft engines, aircraft propellers, and aircraft equipment in Vietnam.
76	Import, temporary import for re-export, temporary export for re-import of unmanned aircraft, other flying vehicles, aircraft engines, aircraft propellers and equipment and devices of unmanned aircraft and other flying vehicles.
77	Business activities include trading in unmanned aircraft, other flying vehicles, aircraft engines, aircraft propellers, and equipment and devices for unmanned aircraft and other flying vehicles.
78	Research, development, testing, repair, and maintenance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), other flying vehicles, aircraft engines, aircraft propellers, and equipment and devices of UAVs and other flying vehicles.
79	Airport business
80	Providing aviation services at the airport.
81	Business of providing training and professional development services for aviation personnel.
82	Railway transport business
83	Railway infrastructure business
84	Business of transporting hazardous goods
85	Pipeline transportation business
86	Real estate business
87	Business in supplying clean water (for domestic use)
88	Practicing construction investment project management
89	Construction surveying profession
90	Practicing design and design review in construction
91	Practicing construction supervision and consulting services.
92	Practicing the profession of Construction Project Manager
93	Practice of construction inspection
94	Business of providing specialized construction testing services.
95	Practicing urban and rural planning consultancy
96	Trading in white asbestos products belonging to the Serpentine group.
97	Postal services business
98	Telecommunications services business
99	Reliable service business
100	Publishing house operations
101	Printing services business, excluding printing of packaging without product labels.
102	Business of publishing and distribution services
103	Social media services business
104	Online gaming business via telecommunications and the Internet.
105	Business of providing paid radio and television services.
106	Business of providing services for setting up comprehensive electronic information websites.
107	Processing and repair services for used information technology products prohibited from import for foreign traders for consumption abroad.
108	Business of providing information content services on mobile telecommunication networks and the Internet.
109	Business of providing domain name registration and maintenance services.
110	Electronic authentication services business
111	Business in cybersecurity products and services (excluding business in civilian cryptography products and services)
112	Business of importing and distributing newspapers and magazines.
113	Business in civilian cryptographic products and services.
114	Trading in devices that jam or disrupt mobile communication signals.
115	Activities of preschool education institutions
116	Activities of general education institutions
117	Activities of higher education institutions
118	Activities of foreign-invested educational institutions, foreign educational representative offices in Vietnam, and branches of foreign-invested educational institutions.
119	Activities of continuing education institutions
120	Activities of special schools
121	Training collaboration activities with foreign countries
122	Education quality Accreditation
123	Fisheries
124	Seafood business
125	Trading in aquatic feed, animal feed, and products for treating the aquaculture environment.
126	Business activities include providing testing services for aquatic feed, animal feed, and aquaculture environment treatment products.
127	Trading in biological products, microorganisms, chemicals, and environmental treatment substances for livestock farming.
128	Business of building and modifying fishing vessels.
129	Inspection of fishing vessels
130	Training and developing crew members for fishing vessels.
131	Pesticide business
132	Business of providing services for handling objects subject to plant quarantine.
133	Business of providing pesticide testing services.
134	Plant protection services business
135	Trading in veterinary medicines, vaccines, biological products, microorganisms, and chemicals used in veterinary medicine.
136	Providing technical services in veterinary medicine.
137	Business of providing animal testing and surgery services.
138	Business services include vaccination, disease diagnosis, prescription, treatment, and animal health care.
139	Business activities include providing testing and evaluation services for veterinary drugs (including veterinary drugs, aquatic veterinary drugs, vaccines, biological products, microorganisms, and chemicals used in veterinary and aquatic veterinary medicine).
140	Farm animal husbandry business
141	Livestock and poultry slaughtering business
142	Trading in fertilizers
143	Fertilizer testing services business
144	Trading in plant and animal breeds.
145	Production and breeding of aquatic species
146	Business of providing testing services for plant and animal breeds.
147	Business of providing testing services for aquatic animal breeds.
148	Business activities include providing testing and evaluation services for biological products, microorganisms, chemicals, and environmental treatment substances used in aquaculture and livestock farming.
149	Trading in genetically modified products.
150	Business of providing medical examination and treatment services.
151	Pharmaceutical business
152	Cosmetics manufacturing
153	Trading in chemicals and insecticides/bactericides used in the household and medical fields.
154	Medical equipment business
155	Business activities include providing intellectual property assessment services (including assessment of copyright and related rights, industrial property assessment, and assessment of plant variety rights).
156	Business providing radiation services
157	Business of providing support services for the application of atomic energy.
158	Business of providing conformity assessment services
159	Business in providing technology assessment, valuation, and inspection services.
160	Business of providing intellectual property representation services (including representation services for copyright, related rights, industrial property, and plant variety rights).
161	Film distribution service business
162	Business of providing authentication services for relics and antiques.
163	Business activities include providing services for planning, project development, design, construction organization, and construction supervision consulting for projects related to the preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation of historical relics.
164	Karaoke and nightclub businesses.
165	Travel and tour services business
166	Business activities related to sports operations by sports enterprises and professional sports clubs.
167	Business of audio and video recordings of music, dance, and theatrical performances.
168	Accommodation business
169	Trading in relics and antiques, excluding the export of relics and antiques; trading in services for preservation, restoration, digitization, and database construction of relics and antiques.
170	Importation of cultural goods is subject to specialized management by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
171	Museum services business
172	Business of electronic games (excluding the business of electronic games with prizes for foreigners and the business of online electronic games with prizes)
173	Business of providing consulting services for land survey and assessment.
174	Business services related to land use planning and plan development.
175	Business of providing land valuation services.
176	Business of surveying and mapping services
177	Business of providing meteorological and hydrological forecasting and warning services.
178	Business services related to groundwater drilling and groundwater exploration.
179	Business of water resource exploitation services
180	Business activities include providing decision support services for regulating and distributing water resources; and providing decision support services for operating reservoirs and interconnected reservoir systems.
181	Mineral exploration services business
182	Mineral extraction
183	Business of providing transportation and treatment services for hazardous waste.
184	Importing scrap metal
185	Environmental monitoring services business
186	Commercial bank business operations
187	Business operations of non-bank credit institutions
188	Business activities of cooperative banks, people's credit funds, and microfinance institutions.
189	Providing payment intermediary services, providing payment services that do not go through the customer's payment account; providing mobile money services.
190	Provide credit information services
191	Foreign exchange business and service provision activities of organizations other than credit institutions.
192	Trading in gold, excluding gold jewelry and handicrafts.
193	Training and certification of radio operators.
194	Business in data intermediary products and services.
195	Business in data analysis and synthesis products and services.
196	Data exchange service business
197	Activities involving the provision of services related to crypto assets.
198	Personal data processing services