From the beginning of November 2024 to now, Market Management Team No. 17 and Interdisciplinary Inspection Team No. 2 - Steering Committee 389 of Hanoi City have inspected and handled 7 cases of e-cigarettes, imposed administrative fines of VND 112,500,000, and forced the destruction of 606 disposable e-cigarette products, e-cigarette accessories, and e-cigarette essential oils. The value of the goods forced to be destroyed is up to over VND 166 million.
Along with that, on November 13-14, 2024, Market Management Team No. 2 (Hoan Kiem District) discovered and handled many cases of trading in electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products with signs of smuggling.
Accordingly, on November 13, 2024, Market Management Team No. 2 inspected a business household in Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Through the inspection, Market Management Team No. 2 temporarily seized 80 products, including: 50 disposable electronic cigarette machines and 30 bottles of essential oil for electronic cigarette machines manufactured abroad without invoices or documents.
On the same day, Market Management Team No. 2 inspected a business household in Ly Thai To Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Here, the inspection team discovered that the establishment was selling 70 products, including: 50 disposable electronic cigarette machines and 20 bottles of essential oil for electronic cigarette machines manufactured abroad without invoices or documents.
The inspection team temporarily detained all the violating goods for handling according to regulations.
Next, on November 14, Market Management Team No. 2 inspected two business locations on Nguyen Huu Huan Street, Hoan Kiem and Chan Cam Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
In 2 days (November 13-14), Market Management Team No. 2 temporarily seized 420 products including disposable electronic cigarette machines and essential oils for electronic cigarette machines manufactured abroad without invoices or documents proving that they were smuggled goods.
In the coming time, Hanoi Market Management will continue to strengthen inspection of electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products, as well as other essential goods with high consumption demand during the end of the year and Lunar New Year, such as: alcohol, beer, soft drinks, confectionery, food, food additives, electronics, refrigeration, consumer goods, fashion products; pharmaceutical and cosmetic products;
Medical equipment; livestock, poultry; fertilizers, pesticides, veterinary drugs, animal feed; gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); special attention is paid to checking prohibited items such as firecrackers, smuggled cigarettes; wildlife products...
