On June 6, Working Group 1531 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (National Steering Committee 389) led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Thanh Nam had a working session with the People's Committee of Kien Giang province on the fight against and repelling smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods and intellectual property infringement in the province.
In the first 5 months of 2025, the functional forces of Kien Giang province discovered 184 violations, down 153 cases (45%) over the same period; of which 67 cases of illegal trade and transportation of banned goods and smuggled goods; 114 commercial fraud cases; 3 cases of fake goods; State budget collection is over 22.8 billion dong; Criminal prosecution 7 cases, 8 subjects.
The main violations include: establishments trading in goods on labels with other information that is not true in nature or not true about the goods; establishments not fully maintaining business conditions; trading in goods on the list of goods allowed for circulation; not complying with regulations; poor quality goods; transporting aquatic species without quarantine certificates... for items such as: gold, food, fertilizers, pesticides.
According to Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee 389 of Kien Giang province, Nguyen Thanh Phong, in recent times, the province has strongly directed, synchronously implemented solutions, mobilized the participation of functional forces and local authorities.
In addition to the achieved results, this work still has limitations and difficulties such as: subjects taking advantage of express delivery services, home delivery with a large supply team bringing smuggled goods, counterfeit goods, poor quality goods, and goods of unknown origin, making it difficult for market management forces to inspect and control.
The situation of violations of product advertising has not been approved by the competent authority, advertising incorrectly the nature of the product is still popular in the network environment. The illegal smuggling and transportation of banned goods are often absent, so it is difficult to capture the subjects who have plotted and lead, these subjects only remotely control or hire people to participate in illegal transportation of smuggled goods across the border. The area and area of the border are large and long, with many trails, open paths, smuggling, trade frauds and fake goods often organized with increasingly sophisticated methods and tricks; Functional forces directly do anti -smuggling work are still thin, vehicle conditions and equipment are limited ...
Vice Chairman of Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said. "In the coming time, the province will strengthen coordination between functional forces, agencies, units, and localities with central agencies, units, and functional forces located in the province; coordinate with agencies and units outside the province to grasp the situation, exchange information, investigate, and handle violations in a timely manner in accordance with regulations. Focus on strictly handling organizations and individuals who are irresponsible, lax in leadership, direction, management, and violations of the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infring on intellectual property rights".
In his concluding remarks, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Thanh Nam highly appreciated the drastic participation of Kien Giang province in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods. However, the situation of smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods has recently become increasingly complicated, especially in border areas and border areas. Therefore, Kien Giang province needs to continue to thoroughly grasp and strictly implement the instructions of the Government, the Prime Minister, and the National Steering Committee 389.
The functional forces in the province strengthen close coordination, exchange, share information, develop plans and mechanisms to quickly react in order to promptly detect and handle violations to ensure compliance with regulations and efficiency. The province pays special attention and strengthens the patrol and control of the borders and the maritime borders to prevent the situation of smuggling, trade frauds and fake goods invading inland, protecting the interests of consumers; Review policy mechanisms to propose central mechanisms and policies.
In the fight against and repelling smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods and intellectual property rights violations, we need to consider them as an important, regular, and continuous political task; not just during peak times. For the province, it is necessary to develop a specific action plan, regularly summarize, evaluate, and draw lessons, to prevent lax management and assist illegal activities, Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam emphasized.
