In 2015, the studies on the initial state of household capacity to comply with the timber legality requirements on harvesting, trading, transportation, and processing were conducted in the Hoa Binh, Nghe An, Kon Tum and Binh Dinh provinces (Vietnam) by the Network of Vietnamese Non-Governmental Organizations on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VNGO-FLEGT). The studies showed the facts of non-compliance in the study sites, evaluate and analyze the root causes of LD non-compliance and recommended solutions.