Statistics show that over 5,500 stores have closed, focusing on items such as food, functional foods, cosmetics, and household goods - Illustrative photo
According to Mr. Duong, in order to carry out the peak month of fighting against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, localities and functional forces across the country have simultaneously deployed inspections and controls. According to reports from localities, many stores and businesses on the streets and traditional markets have closed their stores. Statistics show that over 5,500 stores have closed, focusing on items such as food, functional foods, cosmetics and household goods.
Mr. Duong said, through understanding, there are 5 main reasons.
Firstly, business activities do not achieve the desired goals. Traditional business models are no longer effective in the face of the strong development of e-commerce.
Second is the psychological concern after the peak period when the authorities are very determined to prevent and repel smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods. Some businesses have not met the legal requirements according to regulations on procedures, invoices, etc.
Third, the impact of tax calculation also caused many stores and shops to decide to close during this time.
Fourthly, according to the assessment of the authorities, some businesses have been slow to change their business models, have not focused or have not focused on e-commerce as well as improving service quality or diversifying products to suit the trend. Another condition is related to seasonality when some stores repair or move to new business locations.
Providing more information at the press conference, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan said that not only the market management force but also the peak period of fighting against counterfeit, fake, smuggled goods, and goods infringing intellectual property rights has attracted all forces to join forces. The peak period is from May 15 to June 15.
According to the assessment of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, this campaign has had a great impact on restoring consumer confidence. The Deputy Minister said that there are some concerns that if the focus is strong and the media information is not complete, people may misunderstand that they will encounter fake goods everywhere. The Ministry of Industry and Trade's viewpoint after this peak is to create confidence for consumers, at the same time, create confidence for manufacturers and businesses to confidently produce and trade, create high-quality goods, and create motivation to push back fake goods.
Trace the origin of goods through seller identification
At the press conference, Mr. Hoang Ninh, Deputy Director of the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy (Ministry of Industry and Trade) affirmed that not everything on e-commerce platforms is fake. In recent times, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has closely coordinated with e-commerce platforms to review and remove many counterfeit, fake, and intellectual property rights-infringing items. In the first 6 months of 2025, platforms were required to remove more than 33,000 products and handle more than 11,000 violating stores.
According to Mr. Ninh, the new Law on E-Commerce is expected to include many regulations to protect consumers, notably identifying sellers to help trace origins.
"In the past, on e-commerce platforms, when online stores were found to be in violation, they would close down to open another store. However, by identifying the seller, we will know who that person is, thereby facilitating consumer protection, traceability, and tax collection if relevant," said Mr. Ninh.
In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will deploy 4 solutions to prevent counterfeit goods, fake goods, and goods that infringe intellectual property rights: Perfecting institutions; increasing the application of new technologies such as AI, blockchain, etc. to help trace the origin of goods, check counterfeit goods, fake goods; increasing propaganda for people to distinguish counterfeit goods, fake goods on the internet environment; enhancing bilateral and multilateral cooperation to resolve disputes, and handle units without legal entities in Vietnam. In addition, the coordination of agencies and ministries to prevent counterfeit goods, fake goods from the origin, from the place of production, from the source of distribution also plays an important role.
For more information, Deputy Minister Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan said that when there is information reflected, the owners of e-commerce platforms must be responsible for coordinating with the market management agency to handle it immediately. The handling method must be done quickly, possibly removing or even expelling from the platform, not allowing the "cicada to shed its shell" to return to the platform.
Anh Tho
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