Under Prime Ministerial Decision No. 2671/QD-TTg of December 10, 2025, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra, a plan to cut and simplify administrative procedures related to production and business activities under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Phase 2) has been approved.

According to Decision 2671, the Prime Minister has cut and simplified a number of administrative procedures related to production and business activities in 11 sectors under the ministry's jurisdiction, including: alcohol production and trading; food safety; tobacco; gas trading; import and export; multi-level marketing; e-commerce; international trade; industrial explosives and explosive precursors; electricity; and chemicals.

Simultaneously, business investment conditions have been cut and simplified in 12 industries, specifically: alcohol production and trading; tobacco trading; gas trading; petroleum trading; e-commerce; multi-level marketing business; import and export; goods trading and activities directly related to goods trading by foreign service providers in Vietnam; electricity activities; industrial explosives and explosive precursors; rice production and export business; and chemical trading.

In addition, the Prime Minister approved the reduction and simplification of internal administrative procedures in three sectors: Petroleum; border trade; and consumer rights protection.

Regarding the alcohol business sector, the Government decided to reduce the appraisal fees for business conditions and business activities by 50%. Many types of documents, such as copies of Business Registration Certificates or lists of product labels, have been abolished. The issuance time for alcohol distribution licenses has been reduced from 15 working days to 10 working days, and for alcohol retail from 10 working days to 7 working days from the date of receipt of a valid dossier.

Notably, barriers regarding the distribution system (such as requirements for operating in at least two provinces or a minimum number of wholesale/retail traders) and various "sub-licenses" (such as introductory letters or principle contracts) have been officially removed.

Source: VnEconomy