Long Sap Customs tackles case of transporting 12,000 tablets of synthetic drugs

VCN - Several foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises in HCM City have been subjected to coercive measures, including the suspension of customs procedures, for overdue import-export and domestic tax liabilities.

VCN - The proliferation of counterfeit goods and intellectual property (IP) violations in e-commerce has become a significant challenge for businesses and authorities alike. This issue was highlighted at the seminar titled "Enhancing Cooperation to Combat Smuggling, Counterfeiting, and IP Violations," organized by Customs Magazine last weekend in Ho Chi Minh City.

VCN - The smuggling, trade fraud and illegal transportation of goods across the border has become complicated, especially illegal transport of currency and gold.

VCN - This is the assessment made by the Steering Committee 389 of the Ministry of Finance during the peak of the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods before, during and after the Lunar New Year 2025.

VCN - As part of efforts to combat smuggling and trade fraud during the Lunar New Year season, the Steering Committee 389 of the Ministry of Finance has instructed the General Department of Taxation to intensify enforcement against illegal practices involving fraudulent invoices and tax evasion.

VCN - On December 6, 2024, the General Department of Customs and the People's Police Academy co-organized the scientific workshop "Improving the effectiveness of coordination between the People's Police force and the Customs force in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, and drugs at border gates and border areas in the new situation".

VCN - The open sale of counterfeit goods, items with unclear origins, and intellectual property (IP) infringing products on e-commerce websites has become a growing trend.

VCN – Smuggling and trade fraud activities are forecast to take place more complicated on routes, areas and cyberspace due to high consumer demand during the Lunar New Year.

VCN - In recent times, several containers of counterfeit goods imitating well-known brands and violating intellectual property (IP) rights have been intercepted by Customs authorities at border checkpoints. In an interview with Customs Magazine, Vu Hoai Linh, Deputy Head of Intellectual Property Rights Protection Enforcement Unit (Unit 4) under the Anti-Smuggling and Investigation Department, shared critical solutions to combat and prevent these violations.