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中文Funeral services (burial, cremation, grave care, funeral organization, etc.) are lawful business activities in Vietnam. When registering an enterprise, investors must register the correct business code under the current Vietnamese Standard Industrial Classification (VSIC).
The Vietnamese economic classification system has changed since 2025
Previously, business codes were looked up under VSIC 2018 (Decision 27/2018/QD-TTg). From 15/11/2025, VSIC 2025 issued with Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg officially took effect and replaced VSIC 2018. All enterprise registration dossiers must now look up business codes under VSIC 2025.
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Which industry group do funeral services belong to?
Funeral service activities — including burial services, cremation, embalming, funeral hall rental, grave care and maintenance, and full-package funeral organization — belong to the group of other personal service activities in the Vietnamese Standard Industrial Classification.
Under Appendix I issued with Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg, this activity is coded: 963 – 9630 – 96300: Funeral and related service activities (the level-4 code is 9630, and the level-5 detail is 96300). When registering, the enterprise records the level-4 code (9630) and may record specific activities in detail (burial, cremation, grave care, funeral organization, etc.) after the code to clarify the business scope.
How to register the funeral services business code
Step 1: List fully the intended business activities (burial, cremation, remains transportation, funeral hall rental, cemetery business, etc.), because some related activities such as cemetery business may belong to a different industry group and be subject to separate conditions.
Step 2: Look up the corresponding level-4 code in the VSIC 2025 Appendix.
Step 3: Record the code and industry name exactly under VSIC 2025 in the enterprise registration dossier; record activity details after the level-4 code if clarification of the business scope is needed.
Notes on business conditions and location
Ordinary funeral services are not on the list of conditional business lines requiring a sub-license at central level, but this activity is subject to strict local government management of cemetery planning, cremation facilities, environmental hygiene, and social order and safety. Enterprises should check the regulations of the locality where the business facility is located before investing; separately, investing in construction and business of cemeteries and cremation facilities must conform to planning and may require investment policy approval.
Need to look up a VSIC 2025 business code, register an enterprise providing funeral services, or need advice on investment conditions for cremation facilities or cemeteries? Please contact ANT Legal’s lawyers via Hotline/Zalo 0966.475.966 for specific support for each dossier.
