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Where a household business registers in Gia Lai

After Bình Định and Gia Lai were merged into Gia Lai province on 1 July 2025 under Nghị quyết 202/2025/QH15 (Resolution 202/2025), the body that receives hộ kinh doanh (household business) registrations is no longer the district level, as it was before.

The new communes and wards (110 xã and 25 phường) created by Nghị quyết 1664/NQ-UBTVQH15 of 16 June 2025 are where household business registration files are received.

Household business registration files in Gia Lai are submitted through the national household business registration portal (https://hokinhdoanh.dkkd.gov.vn)

The legal basis that applies

Household business registration now follows chapter VIII of Nghị định số 168/2025/NĐ-CP (Decree 168/2025 on enterprise registration), as amended by Nghị định số 296/2026/NĐ-CP (Decree 296/2026).

The business line codes you declare must match the classification issued under Quyết định số 36/2025/QĐ-TTg (Decision 36/2025). A wrong level-four code is one of the most common reasons a file is sent back.

The documents to prepare

Under clause 2 of article 99 of Nghị định 168/2025/NĐ-CP (Decree 168/2025), the file consists only of the application for household business registration (Mẫu số 1 Phụ lục II, form 1 of annex II, issued with Thông tư số 68/2025/TT-BTC) and, where household members register together, a copy of their notarised or certified authorisation appointing one member as owner. No lease or land document is required, and the registration office may not ask for papers beyond the prescribed file (clause 2 of article 90). A copy of the CCCD (the Vietnamese citizen identity card) is attached only when the link to the national population database is down (clause 3 of article 92).

The details on the CCCD must match the national population database. An expired CCCD, or details that do not match, is a frequent reason for refusal.

Advantages over setting up a company

A hộ kinh doanh registers quickly, is not required to have a chief accountant. Since 1 January 2026 the thuế khoán (presumptive tax) method no longer exists: a household business with annual revenue of 1 billion đồng or less pays no VAT or personal income tax and only reports its actual revenue to the tax office; above that it declares and pays its own tax (Nghị định 68/2026/NĐ-CP, as amended by Nghị định 141/2026/NĐ-CP). When it grows, a household business can convert into a công ty TNHH (a limited liability company) or a công ty cổ phần (a joint stock company).

Six mistakes that get the file sent back

Business line codes that do not match the classification currently in force under Quyết định 36/2025/QĐ-TTg.

Giving as the registered address an apartment that is for residential use only, or an address that does not exist on the ground.

An identity card that has expired, or personal details that do not match the national population database.

Declaring capital that does not fit the real scale of the business, which causes tax problems later.

Entering the data incorrectly in the electronic registration system, since the file now has to be filed and keyed in online across many fields.

No notarised or certified authorisation when several household members register the business together.

The process

1. Prepare the file Draft the application for household business registration; if household members register together, add their notarised or certified authorisation.
2. File it File through the national household business registration portal (https://hokinhdoanh.dkkd.gov.vn); the new commune or ward where the household business is based receives the file and issues the registration
3. Collect the licence The registration authority checks the file and issues the household business registration certificate if it is valid.