The fastest and most accurate guide to look up online business licenses that not everyone knows

Nowadays, looking up a business license has become very easy as you only need to spend a few minutes to perform online lookup steps and quickly receive basic information about the business on reputable and quality websites. So how is the process of looking up a business license done? Are you ready to accompany FPT Shop to learn more about this issue?

Understanding the business license

What is a business license?

A business license is a certification document issued by the Department of Planning and Investment, to prove that an individual or organization has met the legal requirements under the management of the state, and is allowed to conduct business activities in a specific field and for a certain period of time.

The business license describes specific activities that companies are allowed to carry out through basic information such as: name, tax number, head office, capital amount, etc., and related information regarding professional certificates or other business certification documents.

Having a business license is not only an important step to ensure legality and compliance with legal regulations, but also helps to generate trust from customers, business partners, and authorities. Business licenses are often publicly displayed at the business location and may be required in business transactions and with tax authorities.

Purpose of the business license

The main purpose of the business license is as a tool to manage and control the activities of organizations and individuals to ensure legality and transparency in business in specific fields. In addition, the business license is also a way for businesses to demonstrate credibility and reliability to partners and customers.

Validity period of the business license

Based on the industry sector that the company registers, the business license will have different expiration dates, depending on the regulations of the state for each specific business sector.

• In most business fields that do not have requirements, you do not need to worry too much about the expiration date of the license.
• For some industries that have specific requirements, the business license will have a specific expiration date. For example, a liquor business license will have a duration of 5 years.

Guidelines on how to look up a business license online

Looking up a business license on the National Information Portal for Business Registration

This is a very simple way to look up a business license that you can do at home or anywhere.

Step 1: You access the official website of the National Information Portal: https://dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn because this portal will ensure the most accurate information results that you look up.

Step 2: In the search box at the top left of the screen, you enter the tax number/business registration number that you want to look up and press ENTER on the keyboard or you click on the search function.

Step 3: After completing the search steps, the screen will display the search result as an information table including: Business name, status of operations, business registration number, type of business entity, date of establishment, legal representative’s name, address of the main office, business lines according to the Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification System, etc.

Looking up a business license on the General Department of Taxation’s website

Step 1: You access the website of the General Department of Taxation: https://tracuunnt.gdt.gov.vn/.

Step 2: You enter the specified information in the Tax number and Authentication code fields. Next, you select the Look up function to see the detailed information displayed on the screen.

Step 3: Check and compare if the information on the business license matches the information displayed on the website.

These are two websites where we perform lookups, and each website has advantages over the other. For example, when looking up a business license on the National Information Portal, you will see information about business lines according to the Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification System. As for the General Department of Taxation’s website, the information you look up will be more detailed and specific.

Some notes

• If you find any errors or inconsistencies between the hard-copy information of the business license and the information on the system, you need to change the business license immediately.
• When performing online business registration lookup on the National Information Portal, if you find that the link has changed from https://dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn to https://dichvuthongtin.dkkd.gov.vn/, you don’t need to worry too much because both links belong to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Instructions on how to check if a business registration is published or not?

Step 1: You directly access the Electronic Declaration website: https://bocaodientu.dkkd.gov.vn/ or you can access the National Information Portal, then select the Electronic Declaration section and then click on the Search Declaration section to go to the Electronic Declaration page of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Step 2: You need to filter information by filling in the required information such as Posting date and Publication type in the Search Declaration section.

If the business has not completed the business establishment procedures, when you look up, you should select the “New registration” declaration type.

Note: In this step 2, you do not need to fill in all the information, just need to fill in two main information: Publication type and Tax identification number of the enterprise.

Step 3: You click on the Search button after completing the information entry.

Step 4: Open the PDF and check if the registered business information published is accurate or not.

How to download the business license online on the National Information Portal

Step 1: You can access https://dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn/vn/ or https://dichvuthongtin.dkkd.gov.vn/ and enter the tax number in the search field for lookup.

Step 2: You click on the Product catalog section.

Step 3: In the Instant delivery products box, you select Vietnamese version of the business registration certificate – Copy of the business registration certificate (Vietnamese version). Then, the screen will display “Until what date is the copy valid?” and you need to enter the expiration date there and your shopping cart will show a blue section at the top right corner of the screen.

Step 4: After completing the above step, your shopping cart will show a blue section containing information about the number of files in the top right corner of the screen. You continue to click on this shopping cart, the system will display the order “Business registration certificate” and then select the Next section.

Step 5: You enter the required information as indicated, including the unit name, address, contact email, and phone number, and then continue to select the Next section.

Step 6: Select Confirm and Pay. After completing the payment, the system will automatically return to the previous page, and at this point, you need to press F5 to refresh the page. The result you will get is the PDF file of the Business license (without the official stamp of the Department of Planning and Investment).

Instructions on how to look up a business code online

The quickest way to look up is by performing a Google search with the syntax “Tax code + company name“, the returned result will be the tax code of the company you are looking for.

Conclusion

By now, you must have known and applied simple and quick methods to look up business licenses online! If you still have any further questions, please comment below for FPT Shop admin to answer quickly!