Lang Son: Resolutely fighting against smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods

Since the beginning of 2025, the market management force has inspected, detected and handled 207 cases of transporting and trading smuggled goods of unknown origin, mainly household appliances, livestock and poultry products and processed foods, with a total value of infringing goods of nearly 1.1 billion VND.

Timely handling of smuggling and counterfeit goods cases

Mr. Dang Van Ngoc, Head of the Market Management Department of Lang Son province, said: Based on the drastic direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Market Management Department has directed the Market Management Teams under its management to coordinate with relevant agencies and units to firmly grasp key areas, especially production sites, gathering areas, warehouses, and points of goods flow, etc., with a focus on monitoring, inspecting, and handling acts of trading in counterfeit goods, goods of unknown origin, and goods that violate intellectual property rights on e-commerce platforms and social networks...

Typically, on April 25, the Provincial Market Management Department coordinated with the Lang Son Provincial Police to inspect the compliance with the law in the production and trading of goods and services for the mobile phone manufacturing, assembling and trading facility in Khon Pat village, Mai Pha commune, (Lang Son city). At the time of inspection, the mobile phone manufacturing, assembling and trading facility was operating the production and assembling of mobile phones under the management and supervision of foreigners.

The inspection results found that the production and business establishment did not have a business registration certificate as prescribed by law, all products, components, vehicles, and goods at the establishment did not have invoices, vouchers, or accompanying documents. The inspection team seized 12,448 finished mobile phones, type T301; new condition, with accessories including: charger, battery included, contained in 205 cardboard boxes...

Management team inspects facilities producing and trading fake phones.

Recently, on May 20, Market Management Team No. 6 coordinated with PC03 Department of Lang Son Provincial Police to discover a truck with license plate 12A-109.30 driven by Mr. Nguyen Dinh Suu (address: Cao Loc district, Lang Son province). As a result of the vehicle inspection, the inspection team discovered that in the cargo compartment of the truck there were 1,500 kg of chicken feet contained in 100 pineapple sacks, on the packaging of the goods there were no labels, writings or information showing the origin of the goods.

Resolutely handle violations

According to the assessment of Lang Son provincial authorities, in the coming time, commercial activities in the province will continue to be vibrant. Besides the positive aspects, there will continue to be individuals and establishments that are greedy for profit and trade in goods of unknown origin and smuggled goods.

Comrade Doan Thanh Son, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Lang Son province, Head of the Steering Committee against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods of the province affirmed: Currently, there are still subjects taking advantage of official import and export activities to carry out acts of smuggling, trade fraud, illegal transportation of goods across the border...

Market Management Team No. 6, in coordination with the provincial police, inspected and seized chicken feet of unknown origin.

Comrade Doan Thanh Son suggested that in the coming time, member agencies of the Provincial Steering Committee 389 and functional forces continue to seriously implement Official Dispatch No. 65/CD-TTg dated May 15, 2025 of the Prime Minister on launching a peak period to fight against and repel smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infringement of intellectual property rights; Directive No. 13/CT-TTg dated May 17, 2025 of the Prime Minister on strengthening the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods in the new situation.

Along with that, the Provincial People's Committee has issued a document directing the functional forces to carry out the assigned tasks. Specifically, the Provincial Border Guard Command presides over and coordinates with the functional forces and local Party committees and authorities to continue to firmly grasp and manage the area, control and handle to prevent illegal transportation of goods across the border.

Market management force of Lang Son province, inspecting milk businesses in the province.

The Regional Customs Branch VI strengthens measures and focuses on key import and export goods, both to not affect trade, create a transparent business environment, and to prevent subjects from taking advantage of business activities to carry out acts and tricks of smuggling and trade fraud through border gates.

The provincial police strengthen coordination, provide and exchange information, forecast the local situation, resolve and handle violations, consolidate records to strictly handle detected violations to deter, set an example, and prevent early and far-reaching.

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