Vietnam: Will the compensation for the investment costs on contracted land for shrimp farming be made in case of land expropriation by the State?

Under Clause 1d Article 76 of the Land Law 2013:

​1. Cases that are not eligible for compensation for land but are eligible for compensation for the remaining investment costs on land when the State expropriates the land in Vietnam include:

a/ Land which is allocated by the State without land use levy, except the cases in which agricultural land is allocated to households and individuals as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 54 of this Law;

b/ Land which is allocated with land use levy by the State to organizations but those organizations are exempted from land use levy;

c/ Land which is leased by the State with annual rental payment or leased land with full one-off rental payment for the entire lease period but the land rental is exempted, for cases in which households and individuals use land under the policies for people with meritorious services to the revolution;

d/ Agricultural land belonging to the public land fund of the communes, wards or townships;

e/ Contracted land for agriculture, forestry, aquaculture or salt production in Vietnam.

Therefore, where the State expropriates contracted land for aquaculture as mentioned in your case, compensation for the investment costs on land shall be made according to Vietnamese regulations.

Respectfully!