In nearly a month of implementing the directions of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance on preventing and combating smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, the Anti-smuggling Control Team No. 1 ( Anti-smuggling Investigation Department, Customs Department) inspected and arrested 21 violations.
Notably, on June 17, 2025, the forces of Team 1 coordinated with Tra Linh International Border Gate Customs - Customs Branch of Region VI to inspect a container of goods from China, declaring it to be consumer goods weighing more than 24 tons. Through on-site inspection, many undeclared goods were discovered, including 450 watches suspected of being counterfeit with the ROLEX brand along with luxury goods such as cosmetics, lights, spare chargers, breast comeback shirts, car lights, etc.
At the time of inspection, the enterprise could not present documents related to intellectual property. The customs authority has coordinated with the representative of the rightful owner to take samples for examination and initially determined that all watches are counterfeit. The representative of the copyright holder said that if it were genuine, this shipment would be worth about 45 billion VND. The case is currently under further handling.
Previously, from June 1 to June 15, 2025, Team 1 also detected and handled 4 other violations in the Tra Linh international border gate area. The evidence included more than 5,700 fake clothing, handbags, and sneakers of famous brands such as TOMMY, CELINE, NIKE, LOUIS VUittON, LACOSTE, ADIDAS, newly BALANCE.
Notably, among these, there are more than 700 pairs of shoes counterfeiting ADIDAS and new BALANCE brands, and also forging Vietnamese origin - a serious violation of both the brand and origin. All cases are continuing to be investigated and clarified for handling according to legal regulations.
