Tools

Free tools for franchising into Vietnam

Each tool runs in your browser, asks for no email and cites the rule behind every result. They are planning aids, not legal or tax advice.

Market entry readiness check

Twelve questions, three hard blockers, a red/amber/green result with the gaps to close.

Pick a start date and see when trademark, partner search, disclosure, MOIT registration and licences finish.

Does your next outlet need an Economic Needs Test? Operator ownership, country, same-brand rule, size and format.

10% CIT and 5% or zero VAT on royalties paid abroad, for gross or net contracts — and what the franchisor receives.

Still deciding whether to enter Vietnam? Start with the readiness check. Three of its twelve questions are hard blockers under Vietnamese law: a trademark not yet filed, a franchisor company that has operated for less than a year, and a business system with less than a year of operation.
Planning a launch date? The timeline builder shows why the trademark — 16 to 24 months — and the partner search, which the U.S. trade agency says can take up to two years, decide your date far more than MOIT registration, which takes days or weeks.
Will a foreign-invested company run the stores? The ENT checker applies Decree 342, in force from 18 October 2026: the treaty exemptions, the small-outlet exemption, the same-brand rule and the security-review thresholds.
Negotiating royalties? The royalty tax calculator shows how 10% corporate income tax and 5% or zero VAT change what the franchisor receives, depending on whether the agreement is gross or net.

The rules behind the tools are explained in how to franchise in Vietnam and the Decree 342 explainer.