In order to effectively implement Decision No. 824/QD-TTg dated July 4, 2019 of the Prime Minister on strengthening state management of trade defense and origin fraud prevention measures, and at the same time implementing Plan No. 3362/KH-CHQ of the Customs Department, in the past time, the Investigation Department against smuggling has proactively implemented Subject No. 66/CD-DTCBL dated April 17, 2025, strengthening inspection and supervision of import-export goods and processes with signs of violations.
Through the work of collecting, analyzing information and coordinating with local customs units, the authorities have discovered many serious violations of labeling and origin of goods. In particular, there are some transit shipments labeled "Made in Viet Nam" even though they are from abroad, potentially affecting the reputation of Vietnamese goods in the international market.
On April 24, 2025, at Huu Nghi - Lang Son International Border Gate, the anti-smuggling Investigation Department coordinated with Border Gate Customs to inspect a transit shipment from China to Laos. Although the enterprise declared that there were 35 items, in reality, there were only 2 suitable items. Among the remaining, there were many serious violations in quantity, product names and trademarks, especially the discovery of 91 items of unreported goods, in which more than 1,700 shoe products showed signs of violating intellectual property and were labeled "Made in Viet Nam".
Then, on May 13, 2025, at Mong Cai Border Gate (Quang Ninh), the authorities discovered a shipment of transit goods from China to Cambodia with 3,200 pairs of plastic elephant sandals with Crocs brand, pre- pasted with "Made in Viet Nam" and 1,720 T-shirts with Chanel, Dior, Loewe labels with the words "Made in Thailand". All of them have not been declared to customs.
Another incident occurred on May 10, 2025 at Chi Ma - Lang Son Border Gate related to a shipment of raw materials imported for export production. The inspection results showed that 53/57 items of goods did not show their origin on the label. The enterprise was administratively sanctioned and forced to take all the violating shipments out of Vietnam.
The above cases continue to demonstrate the efforts of the Customs authority in preventing fraudulent acts of origin, protecting the image of Vietnamese goods in the international market, and at the same time demonstrating a commitment to strictly implement regulations on trade defense and intellectual property protection.
