Industry code 0210 for Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities, updated according to Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg. To learn more about the details of industry code 0210, please refer to this article by VN Law Firm!
1. What is a Business Industry Code?
Business industry codes are a series of numbers coded to represent a specific business industry. Organizations and individuals, when preparing their business registration applications, must use this business industry code list for registration. The 4-digit industry code (level 4) is the code used for business registration.
The Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification (VSIC), issued under Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg, has a hierarchical structure with 5 levels, from general to detailed:
| Level | Name | Coding | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Industry Level 1 | 1 letter (from A to V) | 22 industries |
| Level 2 | Industry Level 2 | 2 digits (based on Level 1) | 87 industries |
| Level 3 | Industry Level 3 | 3 digits (based on Level 2) | 259 industries |
| Level 4 | Industry Level 4 | 4 digits (based on Level 3) | 495 industries |
| Level 5 | Industry Level 5 | 5 digits (based on Level 4) | 743 industries |
Example of industry code structure: Taking the Food Manufacturing industry as an example:
- Level 1: C (Manufacturing)
- Level 2: 10 (Food Processing and Manufacturing)
- Level 3: 107 (Manufacture of other food products)
- Level 4: 1075 (Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes)
- Level 5: 10751 (Manufacture of prepared meat meals and dishes)
2. Regulations on Industry Code 0210 for Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0210 | Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities |
| 02101 | Planting and caring for timber forests |
| 02102 | Planting and caring for bamboo forests |
| 02103 | Other forestry and forest care activities |
| 02104 | Forest plant nursery activities |
This group includes activities aimed at developing, maintaining, and preserving the biodiversity of various forest types; including concentrated forest planting, natural regeneration combined with forest planting, caring for newly planted forests that do not yet meet forest standards, pruning trees, clearing vegetation, etc. These activities are carried out in production forests, protection forests, and special-use forests. This group also includes specialized activities for forest plant nurseries; planting scattered forest trees for commercial purposes in areas that do not yet meet forest standards.
Excludes:
– Planting and caring for trees in parks and recreational areas are classified under group 81300 (Landscape services);
– Nursery activities, except for forest plants, are classified under group 0130 (Agricultural plant propagation and nursery care).
02101: Planting and caring for timber forests
This group includes:
– Planting and caring for forests for the purpose of timber for construction (houses, formwork, etc.), making household furniture, mine props, railway sleepers, raw materials for paper, plywood, etc.
– Natural regeneration of forests.
02102: Planting and caring for bamboo forests
This group includes: Planting and caring for bamboo, neohouzeaua, luong, vau forests for construction purposes, raw materials for weaving household items and handicrafts, raw materials for paper, making bamboo, neohouzeaua, luong, vau panels, planting for bamboo shoots.
02103: Other forestry and forest care activities
This group includes: Other forestry and forest care activities not mentioned above.
Specifically:
– Mixed forests (timber – bamboo or bamboo – timber)
– Coconut forests.
– Planting shade trees, firewood trees, specialty trees (chestnuts, resin-yielding pines, etc.);
– Planting protection forests: Headwater protection, soil protection, water source protection, ecological environment protection, windbreaks, sandbreaks, coastal wavebreaks, etc.
– Planting special-use forests: Used for scientific research, experiments, nature conservation and biodiversity, national forest parks, protection of historical and cultural relics, scenic spots, etc.
02104: Forest plant nursery activities
This group includes: Nurseries for various types of forest tree seedlings for concentrated forest planting and scattered forest tree planting for production, protection, special-use purposes, etc.

3. Suggested way to record Industry Code 0210 for Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities
– When registering a business establishment, when notifying changes to business lines, or when requesting a change to the Enterprise Registration Certificate, the business founder or enterprise selects a four-digit industry code from the Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification to record the business line in the enterprise registration application. The business registration authority will guide, cross-reference, and record the enterprise’s business lines in the National Business Registration Database.
– For conditional business lines stipulated in other legal normative documents, the business line shall be recorded according to the provisions in those legal normative documents.
Suggested ways to record Industry Code 0210 for Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities:
Case 1: General
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0210 | Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities |
Case 2: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0210 | Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities Details: Forest plant nursery activities |
Case 3: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0210 | Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities (no operations at headquarters) |
Case 4: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0210 | Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities Details: Forest plant nursery activities; planting and caring for timber trees; raw materials for paper; firewood trees |
Case 5: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0210 | Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities Details: Forest planting; capital investment and provision of seedlings for joint forest planting ventures |
Case 6: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0210 | Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities Details: Forest planting and caring for, protecting forests |
Case 7: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0210 | Forestry, forest care, and forest plant nursery activities Details: Forest planting and forest seedlings |
Note: Depending on the specific industry code and business line, as well as specific regulations in each locality, it may be necessary to provide detailed descriptions for the four-digit industry code or commit to operating according to regulations.
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