Industry Code 2012 Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, updated according to Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg. To learn more about the details of Industry Code 2012, please refer to this article by VN Law Firm!
1. What is a business industry code?
Business industry code is a sequence of numbers encoded to represent a specific business industry. Organizations and individuals, when preparing business registration documents, must use this business industry code table to register. Level 4 industry codes (with 4 digits) are used for business registration.
The Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification (VSIC) system, promulgated under Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg, has a hierarchical structure comprising 5 levels, from general to specific:
| Level | Name | Coding | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Economic industry Level 1 | 1 letter (from A to V) | 22 industries |
| Level 2 | Economic industry Level 2 | 2 digits (following Level 1) | 87 industries |
| Level 3 | Economic industry Level 3 | 3 digits (following Level 2) | 259 industries |
| Level 4 | Economic industry Level 4 | 4 digits (following Level 3) | 495 industries |
| Level 5 | Economic industry Level 5 | 5 digits (following Level 4) | 743 industries |
Example of industry code structure: Taking the example of Food Production industry:
- Level 1: C (Manufacturing)
- Level 2: 10 (Food processing and production)
- Level 3: 107 (Manufacture of other food products)
- Level 4: 1075 (Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes)
- Level 5: 10751 (Manufacture of prepared meat dishes and meals)
2. Regulations on Industry Code 2012 Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds |
This group includes:
– Manufacture of fertilizers such as:
+ Pure or mixed nitrogenous fertilizers, phosphatic or potassic fertilizers,
+ Urea, crude natural phosphates and crude natural potassium salts.
– Manufacture of nitrogen-containing products such as: Nitric acid and sulfo-nitric acid, ammonia, ammonium chloride, ammonium carbonate, potassium nitrate.
This group also includes:
– Manufacture of peat-based growing media;
– Manufacture of growing media from mixtures of natural soil, sand, kaolin and minerals;
– Manufacture of charcoal briquettes;
– Manufacture of husk charcoal, sintered charcoal;
– Manufacture of growth stimulants;
– Manufacture of chemical growth stimulants;
– Manufacture of soil improvers;
– Manufacture of other fertilizers by mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products.
Excludes:
– Mining of guano is classified under group 08910 (Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals);
– Manufacture of agricultural chemical products, such as pesticides, is classified under group 20210 (Manufacture of pesticides and other agro-chemical products);
– Manufacture of liming materials is classified under group 20290 (Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.).

3. Suggestions for recording Industry Code 2012 Manufacture of basic chemicals
– When registering for enterprise establishment, when notifying changes to business lines or when requesting a change to a new Enterprise Registration Certificate, the enterprise founder or enterprise selects a four-digit economic industry 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 Enterprise 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.
Suggestions for recording Industry Code 2012 Manufacture of basic chemicals:
Case 1: General
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Manufacture of basic chemicals |
Case 2: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds Detail: Manufacture of microbial fertilizers from agricultural waste and municipal solid waste |
Case 3: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds Detail: Manufacture of fertilizers. |
Case 4: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds (no manufacturing or processing at the head office) |
Case 5: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds Detail: Manufacture and trading of biochemical organic fertilizers, NPK fertilizers, Superphosphate fertilizers, Nitrogen compounds, Compost from organic waste |
Case 6: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds Detail of business line: Manufacture of fertilizers and additives used in industry-agriculture-forestry. |
Case 7: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds Detail: Manufacture, processing of fertilizers, organic phosphorus, organic minerals, NPK minerals |
Case 8: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds Detail: Manufacture, processing of fertilizers |
Note: Depending on each specific industry and business line, as well as specific regulations in each locality, it may be necessary to provide detailed information for the 4-digit industry code or commit to operating according to regulations.
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