🇻🇳How to verify a supplier in Vietnam
To verify a supplier in Vietnam, look the company up for free in the official National Business Registration Portal and confirm it is registered and currently active. The registry returns enterprise name, enterprise/tax code, registered business lines, legal representative, and status.
The official registry
- Registry
- National Business Registration Portal
- Company ID
- enterprise code / tax code (MST, 10 digits)
- Cost
- Free basic lookup
- Active status
- The enterprise code doubles as the tax code; an operating firm shows an active status and current business lines.
Verify it in four steps
1. Open the National Business Registration Portal
National Business Registration Portal is the official government record of companies in Vietnam. Basic name or number search is free.
2. Search the exact legal name or ID
Search the supplier's registered name or its enterprise code / tax code (MST, 10 digits). If the name does not match cleanly, treat it as a red flag, it may be a trade name, a different entity, or wrong.
3. Confirm it is active, not struck off
The enterprise code doubles as the tax code; an operating firm shows an active status and current business lines.
4. Check it makes what it sells
A real factory carries a manufacturing activity code and a consistent trade history; a middleman reselling everything is the most common mismatch.
This is a factual pointer to public records, not legal advice. For the full method, see the 7 checks that separate a real supplier from a scam.
We do this check for you
On every Vietnam company we list, we show what the open record says, each linked to its free public source so you can re-check it yourself, no paid badge. And we go past the big directories to the local and craft makers who are too small for them but real, then verify and sort them, so you find genuine Vietnam suppliers, not just the loudest.
Questions
Is checking a Vietnam supplier free?
Yes. A basic name or number lookup in the National Business Registration Portal is free. Some full official extracts are paid, but confirming a company exists and is active costs nothing.
What ID does a Vietnam company have?
Its enterprise code / tax code (MST, 10 digits). Ask the supplier for it, then confirm it in the National Business Registration Portal and check the registered name matches.
How do I know a Vietnam supplier is a real manufacturer, not a reseller?
The registry's activity code is the tell: a manufacturing code means a real maker, a wholesale or retail code means a trader.