Vietnam: Mandatory contents of transport contracts by auto

Currently, a physical or electronic transport contract is an agreement between contract parties according to which the transport business will transport passengers, luggage or cargo to an agreed-upon location in exchange for reward payable to the passengers or the automobile renter.

According to Decree No. 10/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a passenger or cargo transport contract must have all of the following basic information:

- Information on the contracting transport business, including its name, address, phone number, tax identification number and the representative signing the contract;

- Information on the driver, including full name and phone number;

- Information on the passengers or automobile renter (organization or individual), including name, phone number and tax identification (if any);

- Information on the automobile, including its registration plate number and payload;

- Information on contract execution, including start and end of the contract (date and time); addresses of first stop, last stop, pick-up points and drop-off points (or loading and unloading points) on the journey; journey’s length (km); and number of passengers (or weight of cargo);

- Information on the contract’s value and payment method;

- Regulations on responsibilities of contract parties for contract execution, which specifies fulfillment of tax obligations to the state; rights and obligations of the transporting party, passengers or the renter; phone number for receipt and settlement of complaints and denunciations from passengers; commitment to contract execution and indemnity paid to the renter and/or passengers.

Basic information in passenger or cargo transport contracts may be used for the purpose of state management of transport; or may be provided for competent authorities, price management authorities, tax authorities, and the police force and/or transport inspectors upon request.

View full text at Decree No. 10/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from April 01, 2020.

Thu Ba

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