Company Profile:
Representative Office of Companies in Vietnam Introduction
A Representative Office (RO) in Vietnam is neither a factory nor a trading company. it's an extension of a foreign parent company, established to represent its interests in Vietnam without immediately engaging in profit-generating activities. In my experience, Specifically Explanation:
A Representative Office isn't permitted to immediately conduct manufacturing, trading, or service provision. Its functions are limited to non-commercial activities such as:
Market research and information gathering. Liaison activities between the parent company and Vietnamese partners or customers. Promoting the parent company's items or services. Supervising the implementation of contracts signed by the parent company with Vietnamese entities. Operating as a communication hub to the parent company. In my experience, Therefore, while the parent company establishing the Representative Office might be a factory (manufacturer) or a trading company, the Representative Office itself does not perform manufacturing or direct trading. Its role is purely supportive and non-revenue generating to the parent entity.