Fake goods

The 5 solutions to combat counterfeit smuggling and protect intellectual property rights

10:15 | 19/09/2024 Anti-Smuggling

The General Department of Vietnam Customs has directed to strengthen the control of counterfeit smuggling and protect intellectual property rights (IPR) from now until the end of 2024.

Finding solutions to prevent fake goods, goods infringing intellectual property rights

14:39 | 18/06/2024 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Production activities and sales of counterfeit goods and goods infringing intellectual property rights will affect the reputation and prestige of the brand, change consumer perception of product quality and legitimate businesses.

Launching an inspection on counterfeit goods and goods infringing intellectual property

10:57 | 16/12/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - With the goal of no "restricted zones" in the fight against counterfeit goods, goods of unknown origin, and goods infringing on intellectual property, the Market Surveillance force has been fiercely launching an inspection of many prominent location

Revealing tricks of producing fake essential oils and supplementary foods

14:36 | 09/11/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Vaping essential oils and supplementary foods are labeled “Made in the US” but are actually bottled, labeled, and produced in Vietnam. This production process has detailed and strict circle from packaging, anti-counterfeit stamps to expiry date.

Medical products are widely counterfeited and smuggled in HCM city

10:12 | 04/10/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - According to Steering Committee 389 of HCM City, in 2022 and eight months of 2023, the smuggling, transportation and trafficking of banned goods, production and trading of fake goods, violation of intellectual property rights, food hygiene and safet

Cases of production and trading of fake goods prosecuted

15:58 | 27/08/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - According to the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance, the illegal cross-border transportation of goods has been closely controlled by law enforcement forces at the two sides of border gates.

Cooperation to prevent banned and fake goods transported by post

10:08 | 16/08/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - The authorities have discovered warehouses of contraband and counterfeit goods that are consumed domestically by online sales and transported by post… However, in order to strictly control this activity, in addition to the efforts of the authorities

Fake goods rampant on e-commerce platforms

16:30 | 15/08/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - In addition to the positive development of e-commerce, the situation of counterfeit goods, poor quality goods, smuggled goods, goods of unknown origin are widely advertised on the e-commerce platforms, social networking sites are painful problems of

Challenge of combat against fake goods in e-commerce environment

10:35 | 14/08/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Preventing shoddy goods, fake goods in the e-commerce environment is a must to protect consumers’ interests. But to solve this problem, it requires drastic solutions of the authorities, businesses and consumers.

Spreading fake goods, smuggled goods offered for sale online

07:58 | 03/06/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - The sale of uncirculated drugs, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smuggled cigars, weapons, supporting tools, etc online and using non-cash intermediary payment tools is causing many difficulties in the inspection and control by functional forces.

Approving the Scheme on combating fake goods in e-commerce

13:53 | 07/04/2023 Import-Export

VCN - The Scheme aims to create a strong change in awareness for agencies, sectors, people and enterprises to voluntarily comply with the policies and regulations of Party and Government in combating fake goods and protecting consumers.

Various tricks of storing fake goods, goods of unknown origin

09:59 | 15/03/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN – Frequently changing places to gather and leasing luxury apartments to store fake goods, and goods of unknown origin are not new tricks, but they have caused many difficulties for the authorities in the verification and handling process.

Strictly handle the problem of fake goods

19:45 | 02/01/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN – The Lunar New Year is coming. That is when authorities must strictly try to handle fake and poor-quality goods.

Regulations on origin verification and determination for goods continue to be streamlined

10:18 | 12/11/2022 Customs

VCN - Regarding goods labeling, the Deputy Director General said that the goods labels are attached to the goods and show the goods' origin. Therefore, this is one of the matters that needs to be specified to prevent origin fraud.

Focusing on combating smuggling, trade fraud and fake goods in the remaining months of the year

20:15 | 20/10/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Among these are 7,032 cases of trafficking and illegal transportation of banned goods and smuggled goods; 34,879 cases of trade fraud and tax evasion; 847 cases of counterfeit goods and intellectual property infringement.