Choosing Tết Gifts for Partners, Clients and Employees: How Do They Differ?

These three groups receive gifts for three different reasons. Partners are the people you do business with over the long term. Clients are people who have bought your goods or used your services. Employees are people inside the company. Different goals call for different gifts.

There is no universal standard. The budget depends on the size of the company and the closeness of the relationship. The easiest approach is to fix the total Tết gift budget first, then divide it among the groups by number of recipients.

The table below suggests box sizes for each group, with the current retail prices at Yến Sào Uyên Nguyên (VAT included). To see all the levels, open the page on Tết gifts by budget.

Partners: a 100g box, preferably refined, reshaped nest

Refined, reshaped bird's nest is pressed into a nest shape, so the shape of the nest is clearly visible when the box is opened. According to the product description, this form suits gifts for partners at Tết. Feather-removed bird's nest keeps the natural nest shape with 95% strands and is the highest-tier gift in the range. For a partner, one 100g box usually looks more dignified than two small boxes put together.

Clients: a 50g box, uniform across the whole list

A client list is usually long. Choosing one or two sizes for the whole list makes boxes easier to pack and deliver and avoids comparisons. A 50g box of loofah-style nest or bird's nest feet is moderately priced; a 50g box of refined, reshaped nest is for loyal clients.

Employees: a small box or raw bird's nest

Boxes of 10g, 20g and 30g suit a large workforce. Raw bird's nest of 50g has not had its feathers removed, so the recipient must pick them out before double-boiling; consider this if your employees have little time. How to clean, soak and double-boil is covered in the article how to double-boil bird's nest by type.

• Partners: a formal message that uses the company's exact name and mentions the cooperation over the year. If possible, have a senior executive add a handwritten line.
• Clients: a short thank-you, with the same template for the whole list, addressing them as "you" (Quý khách).
• Employees: a warm message that recognises their effort and wishes their families a happy reunion. It can be signed by the board of directors.

For corporate orders of 10 gift sets or more, Yến Sào Uyên Nguyên provides cards free of charge, printed with your company name, logo and a greeting of your choice. The red gift box included keeps the Yến Sào Uyên Nguyên branding. If your company wants its logo printed on the box, this is quoted separately: from about 50–100 boxes it is printed directly on the lid, and for smaller orders a sticker or paper band with the logo is used. Short sample greetings for partners are in the article giving Tết gifts to partners: when, how to hand them over and how to write the greeting; 26 samples grouped by partners, clients, employees and suppliers are in the article 2027 Tết greeting samples to send with gifts.

The first day of Tết Đinh Mùi falls on Saturday, 6 February 2027; the Kitchen Gods' Day (23rd of the twelfth lunar month) is 30 January 2027 (according to Thư Viện Pháp Luật (opens in a new tab)). According to the holiday schedule announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs, as published by CafeF on 10 October 2026 (opens in a new tab), officials and civil servants have leave from 4 February 2027; businesses choose their own schedule, starting as early as 3 February 2027.

This is the group that calls for the most care. Under Clause 2, Article 22 of the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption (excerpted on Hệ thống pháp luật (opens in a new tab)), agencies, organisations, units and people holding positions and powers must not accept gifts in any form, directly or indirectly, from individuals or organisations connected with the work they handle or the area they manage.

Under Decree 59/2019/NĐ-CP (summarised by Báo Luật sư Việt Nam (opens in a new tab)), a gift that does not comply with the rules must be refused; if it cannot be refused, the recipient must report it and hand it in within 05 working days. This means the gift may be returned, which can be awkward for both sides.

For Tết Bính Ngọ 2026, Directive 55-CT/TW of the Secretariat required that no visits or Tết greetings be organised for superiors and strictly prohibited using public funds to give Tết gifts to leaders at all levels (Tuổi Trẻ, 25 December 2025 (opens in a new tab)). As of 8 November 2026, we have not seen a similar document for Tết Đinh Mùi 2027.

1. 1Step 1: Find out the internal rules of the receiving organisation before sending anything. Many agencies have their own gift regulations.
2. 2Step 2: Do not give gifts to anyone who is currently handling your company's files, contracts or procedures.
3. 3Step 3: Ask your company's legal department or lawyer if you are unsure.
4. 4Step 4: If the receiving organisation does not accept gifts, a Tết greeting by card or letter is polite enough.

Combining the three groups into one order lets you count the sets, request a quote and issue the invoice once. One order can include several different gift tiers.

• Divide the list by group, noting the number of sets and the size for each group. A total of 10 sets or more qualifies for business pricing.
• State which group is delivered to the company and which to individual recipients. Delivery within inner-city Ho Chi Minh City is free; Yến Sào Uyên Nguyên also delivers to other provinces, and the provincial delivery fee is quoted per order before the order is finalised.
• Pay by bank transfer or on delivery (COD). The deposit and the collection of COD for deliveries to several addresses are agreed order by order.
• Send the VAT invoice details once for the whole order. Prices include VAT; Yến Sào Uyên Nguyên issues the electronic VAT invoice as soon as the goods are delivered.

The detailed steps, the template for quote requests and the delivery list template are in the 2027 corporate Tết gift ordering checklist. See prices and photos of the gift boxes on the Corporate Tết Gifts 2027 page.