Decree 230/2026/ND-CP amending Decree 28/2018/ND-CP on foreign trade development measures

DECREE

Amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP of March 1, 2018, detailing the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding a number of foreign trade development measures, which is amended and supplemented by the Government’s Decree No. 14/2024/ND-CP of February 7, 2024^[1]

Pursuant to Law No. 63/2025/QH15 on Organisation of the Government;

Pursuant to Law No. 72/2025/QH15 on Organisation of Local Administration;

Pursuant to Law No. 05/2017/QH14 on Foreign Trade Management;

Pursuant to Law No. 09/2017/QH14 on Tourism;

Pursuant to Law No. 143/2025/QH15 on Investment;

At the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade;

The Government promulgates the Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP of March 1, 2018, detailing the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding a number of foreign trade development measures, which is amended and supplemented by the Government’s Decree No. 14/2024/ND-CP of February 7, 2024.

Article 1. To amend and supplement Clauses 1 and 5, Article 4 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP

1. To amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

“1. Organising and participating in trade and investment promotion conferences, fairs, exhibitions, transactions and events abroad and in the country to serve export and import activities, and enhance the export production and business capacity.”.

2. To amend Article 5 as follows:

“5. Organising trade exchange, connection, communication and promotion activities in the electronic environment.”.

Article 2. To amend Clause 1, and annul Point d, Clause 2 of; and add Clause 3 to, Article 5 of Decree 28/2018/ND-CP

1. To amend Clause 1, Article 5 as follows:

“1. Supporting the development and operation of commercial and logistics infrastructure serving foreign trade activities, including fair and exhibition centres; trade promotion infrastructure; digital infrastructure and digital technology equipment serving trade promotion activities, logistics centres; and bonded warehouses and container freight stations.”.

2. To annul Point d, Clause 2.

3. To add Clause 3 below Clause 2 as follows:

“3. Activities supporting the development and operation of commercial and logistics infrastructure serving other specific foreign trade activities as decided by the Minister of Industry and Trade.”.

Article 3. To amend Clause 4, Article 8 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP

“4. Units participating in, and benefiting from, the Programme include domestic and foreign agencies, organisations and enterprises. These units shall be entitled to the Programme’s support, comply with this Decree and effectively implement trade promotion schemes in which they participate.”.

Article 4. To amend Point a, Clause 1, Article 9 of Decree No. 28/2028/ND-CP

“1. Funds for implementation of the Programme will come from the following sources:

a/ State budget funds allocated annually in accordance with the law on the state budget, based on the export growth target decided by the National Assembly in each period.”.

Article 5. To amend and supplement Article 10 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP

“1. Before May 30 of the year preceding the planning year, responsible units shall send 1 set of dossier of proposal of schemes for implementation of the Programme to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

2. A dossier of proposal of a scheme for implementation of the Programme must comprise:

a/ A written proposal of the scheme, made according to Form No. 10 provided in the Appendix to this Decree;

b/ A detailed scheme on trade promotion activities, made according to Form No. 11 provided in the Appendix to this Decree;

c/ A report on trade promotion activities of the responsible unit in the latest year.

3. A responsible unit may choose either of the following methods of sending the dossier:

a/ Sending the dossier via public-utility postal services under the Prime Minister’s regulations or delivery services provided by an enterprise or individual, or authorising another unit to send the dossier in accordance with law;

b/ Submitting the dossier online via the National Public Service Portal.

4. A dossier of proposal of a scheme shall be rejected in the following cases:

a/ The responsible unit does not to satisfy the conditions specified in Clause 3, Article 8 of this Decree;

b/ The scheme does not contain the activities specified in Article 15 of this Decree;

c/ The dossier is not complete as required in Clause 2 of this Article;

d/ Other cases as specified by relevant laws.

5. If rejecting a dossier of proposal under Clause 4 of this Article, within 10 working days after receiving the dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall issue a notice of the rejection to the responsible unit, clearly stating the reason.

6. Scheme approval:

a/ Within 20 working days after receiving the Ministry of Finance’s notice of the state budget expenditure estimate for the Programme, the Minister of Industry and Trade shall issue a decision approving the schemes under the Programme and funds to be allocated for the schemes on the principle that total funds for implementation of the schemes do not exceed the total funding estimate;

b/ Within 3 working days after issuing a decision approving the schemes, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall notify it to the responsible units and related ministries and ministerial-level agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees and concurrently notify them of the rejected schemes.

7. In case schemes other than those already approved are added, responsible units and the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall carry out the procedures specified in Clauses 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article.

8. In June, September and December every year, or when necessary, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall review the progress, content and funds for implementation of the schemes to adjust, recover unused funds, and approve additional schemes for implementation of the Programme (if any). Within 3 working days after issuing a decision approving additional schemes, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall announce the results to responsible units, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, provincial-level People’s Committees, and related state management agencies, and concurrently notify them of the rejected schemes.”.

Article 6. To amend Article 13 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP

“1. If wishing to modify or change the implementation content of an approved scheme, at least 7 days before the first date trade promotion activities are carried out under the approval decision, the responsible unit shall send a written request for modification or change of implementation contents of the scheme to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

2. A dossier of proposal of modification or change of implementation contents of the scheme includes a written proposal of modification or change, made according to Form No. 12 provided in the Appendix to this Decree.

3. A responsible unit may choose either of the following methods of sending the dossier:

a/ Sending the dossier via public-utility postal services under the Prime Minister’s regulations or delivery services provided by an enterprise or individual, or authorising another unit to send the dossier in accordance with law;

b/ Submitting the dossier online via the national public service portal.

4. Within 6 working days after receiving a written request made according to Form No. 12 provided in the Appendix to this Decree (based on the date of receipt stated on the postal consignment note or another form of equivalent validity in case the written request is sent by post, or based on the date recorded in the system in case the written request is submitted via the National Public Service Portal), the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall review and issue a written approval or disapproval regarding the modification or change of implementation contents of the scheme.

5. In case the responsible unit fails to comply with the objectives, contents and schedule of the approved scheme, or if deeming that the scheme’s content is no longer appropriate, the Minister of Industry and Trade shall consider and decide to terminate the scheme implementation.

6. If unable to implement or complete a scheme in the planning year, the responsible unit shall report it to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consideration and decision.”.

Article 7. To amend and supplement Points b, c and d, Clause 1; Point d, Clause 2; and Clause 5, Article 15 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP

1. To amend and supplement Points b, c and d, Clause 1 as follows:

“b/ To organise trade exchanges, connection, communications and promotion activities in the electronic environment;

c/ To send market survey, trade and investment promotion teams to work with organisations and enterprises in foreign countries;

d/ To invite delegations of foreign enterprises to visit Vietnam to participate in fairs, exhibitions, market surveys, and trade and investment promotion activities with Vietnamese enterprises;”.

2. To add Point d, Clause 2 as follows:

“d/ Supporting the development and operation of digital infrastructure and digital technology equipment serving trade promotion activities.”.

3. To amend Clause 5 as follows:

“5. Other trade promotion activities as decided by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.”.

Article 8. To amend and supplement Article 19 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP

“Article 19. Programme on building and development of Vietnamese commodity line brands

1. The Programme on building and development of Vietnamese commodity line brands is a special and long-term trade promotion programme of the Government to build and advertise national brands for commodity lines.

2. Contents of the Programme on building and development of Vietnamese commodity line brands:

a/ Setting out commodity line brand development objectives, strategies and plans in each period; and developing the system of criteria and logos of commodity line brands;

a1/ Studying and formulating objectives, strategies and plans on the development of commodity line brands in each period;

a2/ Developing and publishing a system of evaluation criteria, brand identity guidelines, and logos for commodity line brands.

b/ Supporting and enhancing the capacity for building, managing and protecting commodity line brands;

b1/ Providing consultancy and support for the registration and protection of intellectual property rights for commodity line brands at home and abroad;

b2/ Registering and protecting intellectual property rights for commodity line brands at home and abroad;

b3/ Organising training and coaching courses, and disseminating knowledge to enhance the capacity for developing, managing and protecting commodity line brands.

c/ Supporting the development of products meeting the Programme’s criteria:

c1/ Studying and assessing the demand for and capacity of applying Vietnamese commodity line brand criteria;

c2/ Organising training and coaching courses, providing consultancy, and disseminating knowledge to enhance the product development capacity;

c3/ Organising trade exchanges and connection and international cooperation activities in the field of product development;

c4/ Other activities related to the product development.

d/ Carrying out public communication about and advertising commodity line brands at home and abroad;

d1/ Conducting market investigation, survey and research in order to set orientations for information and communications activities;

d2/ Hiring domestic and foreign organisations and consultants to establish and promote Vietnamese commodity line brands;

d3/ Developing and publishing information products; building and maintaining multilingual websites and applied software for the Vietnamese Commodity Line Brand Programme;

d4/ Carrying out public communication and promotion activities for Vietnamese goods brands at diplomatic, economic, trade and trade-investment-tourism promotion events and in the mass media;

d5/ Organising seminars, conferences, forums and promotional weeks to communicate and promote Vietnamese commodity line brands at home and abroad;

d6/ Supporting the building of spaces for displaying and introducing commodity lines in the electronic environment.

dd/ Trade promotion activities specified in Article 3 of Decree 28/2018/ND-CP;

3. Participants in and beneficiaries of the Programme include agencies, organisations, enterprises of all economic sectors, and cooperatives established in accordance with current laws; giving priority to localities, organisations and commodity associations that have collective marks, certification trademarks or geographical indications to which the intellectual property rights are protected in Vietnam and abroad.

4. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall coordinate with the Ministry of Science and Technology in integrating the building and development of commodity line brands with the building and development of collective marks, certification marks and geographical indications in relevant regions and localities.

5. Based on proposals of ministries and ministerial-level agencies, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall assume the prime responsibility for submitting to the Prime Minister for approval the list of commodity line brand building and development programmes that are consistent with the import-export strategy, domestic trade development strategy, and goods development strategy in each period, and the orientations and objectives of the Vietnam National Brand Programme.”.

Article 9. To amend Clause 4, Article 26 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP, which was amended under Point c, Clause 1, Article 1 of Decree No. 14/2024/ND-CP

“4. Within 15 working days after receiving a complete dossier, the licensing agency shall consider it and grant to the foreign trade-promotion organisation a licence for establishment of a representative office, made according to Form No. 02 provided in the Appendix to this Decree. If refusing to grant a licence, the licensing agency shall issue a written reply, clearly stating the reason. In case it is required to consult the Ministry of Public Security and/or Ministry of National Defence under Clause 8 of this Article, the time limit for handling is 40 days after the receipt of a complete dossier.”.

Article 10. To amend Clause 5, Article 27 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP, which was amended under Point c, Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree No. 14/2024/ND-CP

“5. Within 8 working days after receiving a dossier from the foreign country’s trade promotion organisation, the licensing agency shall modify the licence and send its copies to the agencies specified in Clause 7, Article 26 of this Decree. If refusing to modify a licence, the licensing agency shall clearly state the reason. In case it is required to consult the Ministry of Public Security and/or Ministry of National Defence under Clause 8, Article 26 of this Decree, the time limit for handling is 40 days after the receipt of a complete dossier.”.

Article 11. To amend Clause 4, Article 28 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP, which was amended under Point d, Clause 3, Article 1 of Decree No. 14/2024/ND-CP

“4. Procedures for re-grant of a representative office establishment licence:

a/ Within 10 working days after receiving a complete dossier specified in Point a, Clause 1a of this Article, the licensing agency shall re-grant a licence to the foreign country’s trade promotion organisation. In this case, the validity period of the re-granted licence is the same as that of the licence that is lost, burnt, torn or otherwise destroyed;

b/ After receiving a dossier of request for re-grant of a representative office establishment licence specified in Point b, Clause 1a of this Article, the dossier-receiving agency shall send a written request to the provincial-level Department of Industry and Trade of the locality where the representative office is located to seek the latter’s opinions on re-grant of the licence. The provincial-level Department of Industry and Trade shall give its opinions in writing within 10 working days after receiving the request. Within 26 days after receiving the complete dossier, the provincial-level Department of Industry and Trade shall re-grant the representative office establishment licence. In case of refusing to re-grant the licence, the dossier-receiving agency shall issue a written reply, clearly stating the reason and, at the same time, return the original of the representative office establishment licence previously submitted together with the dossier. In this case, the validity period of the re-granted licence must comply with Clause 5, Article 26 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP;

c/ After re-granting a representative office establishment licence, the licensing agency shall send electronic copies thereof to the agencies specified in Clause 7, Article 26 of this Decree.”.

Article 12. To amend Clause 4, Article 29 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP, which was amended under Point c, Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree No. 14/2024/ND-CP

“4. Within 8 working days after receiving a dossier from the foreign country’s trade promotion organisation, the licensing agency shall extend a licence and send its copies to the agencies specified in Clause 7, Article 26 of this Decree. If refusing to extend a licence, the licensing agency shall clearly state the reason.”.

Article 13. To amend Clause 6, Article 33 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP

“6. In case of termination of operation of a representative office under Point a, Clause 1 of this Article, within 15 working days after receiving a dossier of request for termination of operation of the representative office, if receiving no information, complaint or petition from related agencies, organisations or individuals, the licensing agency shall consider and approve such termination and revoke the representative office establishment licence within 7 subsequent working days.”.

Article 14. To amend and supplement Point b, Clause 1, Clause 4, and Point a, Clause 5, Article 34 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP, which was amended and supplemented under Points a, b and c, Clause 6, Article 1 of Decree No. 14/2024/ND-CP

1. To amend Point b, Clause 1 as follows:

“b/ Assuming the prime responsibility for, and coordinating with ministries, ministerial-level agencies, related agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees in, performing the state management of the National Trade Promotion Programme, the National Brand Building and Development Programme, and Vietnamese trade promotion organisations in foreign countries; inspecting the state management work of provincial-level Departments of Industry and Trade regarding the operations of Vietnam-based representative offices of foreign countries’ trade promotion organisations; and sending copies of all complete dossiers for grant, modification, re-grant or extension of establishment licences for Vietnam-based representative offices of foreign countries’ trade promotion organisations to the provincial-level Departments of Industry and Trade of the localities where the Vietnam-based foreign countries’ trade promotion organisations have their representative offices.

2. To add Point b1 below Point b, Clause 1 as follows:

“b1. Assuming the prime responsibility for, and coordinating with ministries, ministerial-level agencies, related agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees in organising the implementation of the National Trade Promotion Programme and the National Brand Building and Development Programme; strengthening the integration of trade promotion activities with investment promotion, tourism promotion, economic diplomacy and national image promotion activities in order to expand their scale and enhance their efficiency;”.

3. To amend Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall, within the ambit of their competence, assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with provincial-level People’s Committees, and related agencies and organisations in, implementing national-level programmes on building and development of Vietnamese commodity line brands; before January 15 every year, send approved plans on trade promotion, investment promotion, tourism promotion, economic diplomacy and national image promotion activities to ministries, ministerial-level agencies, provincial-level People’s Committees and related agencies in order to strengthen integration of these activities, thereby expanding their scale and enhancing their efficiency; and coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and provincial-level People’s Committees in managing operations of Vietnam-based representative offices of foreign countries’ trade promotion organisations.”.

4. To amend Point a, Clause 5 as follows:

“a/ To guide, assume the prime responsibility for, and carry out, trade promotion activities for foreign trade development in localities in accordance with this Decree; to coordinate with ministries, ministerial-level agencies and related organisations in, proactively integrating trade promotion, investment promotion, tourism promotion, economic diplomacy and national image promotion activities of their localities in order to expand their scale and enhancing their efficiency;”.

Article 15. To annul, amend and supplement a number of provisions of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP, which was amended and supplemented under Decree No. 14/2024/ND-CP

1. To annul Article 11 of Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP.

2. To replace the phrase “Hand-deliver dossiers at the office” in Point b, Clause 3, Article 26; Point b, Clause 4, Article 27; Point b, Clause 3, Article 28; Point b, Clause 3, Article 29; and Point b, Clause 5, Article 33, with the phrase “Hand-deliver dossiers at the single-window division”.

3. To add Forms No. 10, No. 11 and No. 12 to the Appendix to this Decree.

Article 16. Effect

1. This Decree takes effect on the date of its signing.

2. To annul Forms No. 01, No. 02, No. 03 and No. 04 provided in the Appendix to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 12/2019/QD-TTg of February 26, 2019, amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Regulation on formulation, management and implementation of the National Trade Promotion Programme promulgated together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 72/2010/QD-TTg of November 15, 2010.

Article 17. Transitional provision

For dossiers for performance of administrative procedures submitted before the effective date of this Decree, Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP of March 1, 2018, Decree No. 14/2024/ND-CP of February 7, 2024, and the Government’s Resolution No. 19/2026/NQ-CP of April 29, 2026, on reduction, decentralisation and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions under the state management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, shall apply.

On behalf of the Government
For the Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
PHAM GIA TUC

* The Appendix to this Decree is not translated.-