Prohibited goods

Review large cases of smuggling handled by customs in the first quarter

10:31 | 09/04/2022 Anti-Smuggling

In the first quarter, the customs sector handled 3,841 cases of violation, with the value of infringing goods estimated at more than VND1,288 billion

“Disguise” of goods in transit – Episode 1: Examining 132 transit containers, nearly 76% violating containers

10:04 | 25/01/2021 Anti-Smuggling

The rate of infringing goods is very high, including many infringing goods of intellectual property and violations of customs declaration.

Nghe An Customs coordinates to seize 1.6 hundredweight of firecrackers

20:43 | 15/11/2020 Anti-Smuggling

representatives of Nghe An Customs Department said the Customs Enforcement Team has worked with the police force to arrest subjects who were illegally transporting and trading 160 kg of firecrackers

Seize prohibited goods via airway

09:00 | 08/12/2018 Anti-Smuggling

Many cases of illegal transport narcotics, guns via Tan Son Nhat International Airport have been detected and seized timely in recent time.

Seized 8 tons of ivory and pangolins scales transporting illegally inside scrap container at Danang port.

16:00 | 09/10/2018 Anti-Smuggling

Goods were declared as scraps but through the inspection results, the competent force seized lots of ivory and pangolins scales.

Increasing the number of violated goods through screening

09:46 | 23/01/2018 Anti-Smuggling

With the increase in the rate of screening import and export goods via container scanners, the HCM City Customs Department has detected an increase in the number of violations cases.

Being prosecuted, an enterprise still continue to import 3 containers of prohibited goods

16:46 | 24/10/2017 Anti-Smuggling

3 containers of prohibited goods were discovered at Cai Mep port that was belonging to an enterprise relating to case prosecuted by Ba Ria-VungTau Customs Department in 8/2017.

Customs and Border Denfense collaborate to seize 68 cases of smuggling narcotics and arrest 72 people

10:48 | 09/07/2017 Anti-Smuggling

In the first 6 months of 2017, Customs and Border Defense Forces have coordinated to establish 2 specialist projects to struggle with drug crimes; seized 68 cases of smuggling, narcotics, with 72 subjects

Used electronic equipment is prohibited from import

08:33 | 26/04/2017 Regulations

VCN- Customs Newspaper received a question about the import of electronic equipment from Japan and policy on import duty for this item.

Formosa imports mud: Prohibited goods or not?

14:46 | 21/09/2016 Customs

VCN- There is large press coverage that Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company imported 98 tonnes of “red mud” and 70 tonnes of “bauxite mud” from Hong Kong (China) suspected to be hazardous waste. To clarify this issue, a Customs Newspaper reporter in

Dozens of banned automotive engines in transit shipments

10:07 | 23/08/2016 Anti-Smuggling

Customs Branch of Saigon port area 1 conducted an inspection of a transit cargo container and discovered that the shipment was prohibited goods.

A series of banned imports with criminal signs discovered in HCMC

09:43 | 03/08/2016 Anti-Smuggling

6 cases of importing banned goods through Saigon port with new tricks are being prosecuted as criminal cases by HCMC Customs Department