Starting from 1 July 2025, a number of official industrial property fees will be reduced by 50% until 31 December 2026, under Article 14.1 of Circular No. 64/2025/TT-BTC issued by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on 30 June 2025. The reduction applies to the fees outlined in Section A of Circular No. 263/2016/TT-BTC, also issued by the MoF.
In response to the impact of Covid-19, the MoF initially introduced this 50% fee reduction through Circular No. 45/2020/TT-BTC, covering the period from 26 May to 31 December 2020. This initiative was subsequently extended six times, most recently until 31 December 2024.
Now, under the newly issued Circular, the 50% reduction has been reinstated effective from 1 July 2025. This is welcome news for applicants, as it helps alleviate financial burdens and encourages more individuals and businesses to protect their industrial property rights. The 18-month reduction period provides an opportunity to manage costs more effectively while pursuing industrial property protection.
Unless further revisions are introduced, from 1 January 2027, the fees will revert to the standard rates as specified in Circular No. 263/2016/TT-BTC.
For more information on previous reduction periods, please refer to our earlier reports:
- A further sixth period of 50% reduction on some Industrial Property fees in Vietnam
- Vietnam: the further fifth period of reducing a number of Industrial Property fees by 50%
- Vietnam: the fourth period of reducing a number of Industrial Property fees by 50%
- Vietnam further extends the period of reducing some Industrial Property fees by 50%
- Vietnam extends the period of reducing some Industrial Property fees by 50%
By Nguyen Duc Thang
Patent Department
