Many stalls at Tuy Hoa market have closed in recent days. Photo: KHANG ANH |
Unknown when to reopen
The situation of small traders closing their stalls and only opening when there are customers is a common situation in traditional markets in the area today. At Ward 7 Market (Tuy Hoa City) in recent days, most of the small traders selling fresh food were present to exchange goods, while small traders selling clothes, accessories, etc. were absent and their stalls were closed.
Ms. NTT, a shoe vendor at this market, said: Actually, I go to the market every day but I don't dare open my stall like usual. Only when I see a customer asking for something will I open the stall enough for them to come in and choose, then close it immediately. I'm afraid that if I open the stall like usual, the authorities will come to check the goods unexpectedly, I don't have enough invoices, documents, the goods will be confiscated, I will be fined... then I will lose all my capital. "Normally, goods imported from the company have invoices but we don't keep them; as for goods bought from other vendors or goods we order ourselves, we have to pay immediately upon receiving the goods, so there are no invoices," Ms. T said.
Tuy Hoa Market, one of the markets with the largest number of vendors, is currently closed. The reason why vendors are temporarily closed is because they are afraid of being inspected and having their goods confiscated by the authorities.
Having sold dry goods for nearly 30 years, Ms. TTQ, a small trader at Tuy Hoa market, is also confused partly because of the traditional way of selling and purchasing goods, partly because of unclear information about checking invoices, documents, and electronic invoices according to regulations... Ms. Q explained: I import flour, cakes, dried vermicelli, and spices from agents. They deliver the goods with regular invoices or on paper, and then I tear up each one after paying. As for dry agricultural products such as beans and sticky rice, I mostly buy them from farmers. I buy them from small traders who collect them from farmers, so there are no invoices. For a long time, I have been keeping track of imported and sold goods, and keeping track of debts by writing in a notebook, but I still cannot record everything. Not to mention that there are goods that are imported in large quantities but sold in small quantities, and have to be kept from year to year, so how can we keep invoices for a long time?
According to traders, due to the appearance of many supermarkets, stores and online trading activities, buying and selling goods at the market has become difficult for many years. Moreover, when hearing information that the authorities are stepping up inspections and tracing the origin, traders are even more uneasy, especially when they are updated with information that some points of sale have been inspected, fined, and have had goods confiscated worth up to several hundred million VND in recent times.
“The goods of traders in the market are worth several hundred million VND per household, while none of them have invoices. We hope that the authorities will directly provide specific instructions on goods delivery and receipt, disseminate information on regular invoices, electronic invoices, etc. so that traders can update accurate information and comply with regulations. Then give us time to rearrange the goods, deal with goods without invoices, etc. Because in reality, not all traders understand the regulations, know how to update information, and if we keep worrying like this, we don’t know when we will dare to open our stalls again,” said Ms. HLH (a clothing and accessories trader at Tuy Hoa market).
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Need support, guidance
According to the Public Service Management Board (Tuy Hoa City), through a survey on the morning of June 16 at Tuy Hoa market, many businesses in the fields of confectionery, tea, soft drinks, food technology (1st floor); footwear (2nd floor) under Luong Van Chanh unit; clothing, souvenirs, stationery (1st floor), clothing (2nd floor) under Ngo Quyen unit; food technology, dried vegetables and su su industries in the outside market area were all closed, operating at a standstill.
Through discussion and understanding of the situation, the cause comes from concerns about the obligation of electronic invoices according to Decree 70/2025/ND-CP amending Decree 123/2020/ND-CP dated October 19, 2020 of the Government regulating invoices and documents. However, actual surveys show that there are many other causes such as the fear of being inspected for trading in goods of unknown origin, counterfeit, poor quality goods, along with misunderstanding or incomplete understanding of tax policies and subjects applying electronic invoices, which have caused many business households to choose to temporarily suspend operations or voluntarily close to avoid legal risks.
The Public Service Management Board has reported to Tuy Hoa City People's Committee about this matter, and at the same time requested the Tax Department to actively support taxpayers, especially individual business households, to avoid confusion or misunderstandings; creating a favorable and effective business environment.
To make consumers feel secure when shopping, traders must update information, sell goods with invoices and documents to prove the origin of goods; sell goods with labels, on the labels must show information according to regulations such as production date, expiry date, production address, etc.
According to information from the Tax Department of Region XIII, currently, business households and small traders who trade at traditional markets still apply the fixed tax rate as before. According to the provisions of Decree 70, only business households and individuals who pay taxes according to the fixed method and have an annual revenue of 1 billion VND or more, operating in the fields of retail, restaurants, catering, hotels, supermarkets, passenger transport, entertainment..., selling goods and services directly to consumers are required to implement electronic invoices generated from cash registers and transfer data to tax authorities. The Tax sector has also disseminated, directly supported, and updated tax-related information for business households and individuals; posted information on websites, emails, Zalo, Facebook, fanpages of tax authorities at all levels...
According to the representative of Phu Yen Market Management Department, implementing the direction of the Prime Minister and the directives of all levels and sectors on strengthening the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infringement of intellectual property rights in the new situation, the unit has directed local market management forces to strengthen coordination, supervision, inspection, and handling of violations to protect the legitimate rights and interests of people and businesses, and ensure security and public health. Through inspection, the forces have discovered and handled a number of stores and points of sale that violated the law on goods without invoices, documents, and of unknown origin. It is possible that because of hearing the information about inspections and penalties, traditional market traders are afraid and have stopped selling.
According to this unit, during the inspection process during the year, the market management force has provided guidance and disseminated information with the hope that traders buy and sell in accordance with regulations. In order for consumers to feel secure when shopping, traders must update information, sell goods with invoices and documents to prove the origin of the goods; sell goods with labels, on the labels showing information according to regulations such as production date, expiry date, production address, etc.
Source: https://baophuyen.vn/kinh-te/202506/nhieu-tieu-thuong-cho-truyen-thong-dong-sap-nghi-ban-eda111d/
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