According to the report of the Hanoi City Steering Committee 389 (SC), in November 2024, the functional forces in the SC inspected and examined 2,012 cases, handled 1,801 violations (of which 1,795 cases were administratively handled; 06 cases were prosecuted against 19 defendants).
Regarding the situation of preventing smuggling and transporting prohibited goods through border gates, the Hanoi Customs Department - a member of the Hanoi City Steering Committee 389, has strengthened the work of collecting information, grasping the situation, synchronously applying professional customs control measures, strictly controlling routes, areas, key goods, prohibited goods, goods with high tax rates, large value of goods, counterfeit goods, goods violating intellectual property.
In particular, the fight against drugs has been stepped up. In November, the Hanoi Customs Department coordinated with functional forces to inspect and seize 25,800 grams of synthetic drugs.
In addition, the Hanoi Customs Department has stepped up inspection and control of temporary import, re-export, transit, transshipment, investment, processing, production, and export activities; and immigration and exit activities to promptly detect, arrest, and handle smuggling, trade fraud, and illegal transportation of goods across the border.
In November 2024, Hanoi Customs Department detected, arrested, and handled 183 cases, imposed administrative fines of VND 14 billion 900 million, and the value of infringing goods was VND 11 billion 900 million.
Deploying the tasks of December 2024, Hanoi City Steering Committee 389 continues to direct member departments, branches and Steering Committee 389 of districts, towns to implement directives from superiors in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods.
The functional forces proactively grasp the situation, identify routes, areas, key goods and fields; perform professional work well; identify new methods and tricks of operation, especially e-commerce activities. Promote and attach responsibility to leaders in performing tasks; at the same time, promptly rectify and handle acts of taking advantage of positions and powers to assist, protect and cover up subjects with acts of smuggling, manufacturing and trading in counterfeit goods and commercial fraud.
Exchange, share information, and coordinate between functional forces to improve the effectiveness of anti-smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods in the new situation; especially smuggling, illegal transportation of goods through Noi Bai International Airport, production and trading of counterfeit goods in the domestic market, e-commerce activities, taxes, etc. in the final period of 2024 and preparation for Lunar New Year 2025.
