Bac Ninh has a favorable geographical location, is an important gateway for trade, and is also a large industrial production center, attracting many multinational corporations to invest. The bustling commodity market creates loopholes for traders and producers of counterfeit and fake goods to operate. From essential consumer goods such as food, cosmetics, clothing, footwear to high-tech products, electronic components, auto and motorbike spare parts, even pharmaceuticals and medical supplies are at risk of being counterfeited and imitated. This consequence not only wastes money but also directly threatens the health and lives of consumers. For businesses, counterfeit and fake goods undermine customer confidence, affect revenue, profits and brands; at the same time, cause an unhealthy competitive environment, hindering the sustainable development of the economy .
Authorities sealed and temporarily detained the entire shipment of more than 25 tons of health protection foods without invoices. |
Realizing the urgency of the problem, the Provincial Party Committee and the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province have directed relevant departments, branches and sectors to strengthen the fight against counterfeit goods, fake goods and trade fraud. The highlight in implementing this task is the spirit of "no forbidden areas, no exceptions". Accordingly, the key forces in the fight against counterfeit goods of the province such as: Market Management Department, Provincial Police, Department of Health , Customs... have applied professional measures to clearly identify subjects, areas, fields, and key goods to focus on the fight with the motto "Handle one case, warn the whole region, the whole field". Thanks to that, many cases have been cracked down, seizing a large amount of violating goods.
Typically, the market management force coordinated with the provincial police to suddenly inspect the Vietnam Dengerinternational technology corporation Limited Company in Nam Hong area, Dong Nguyen ward, directed by Mr. Wang Chao, a Chinese national, and discovered more than 25 tons, equivalent to more than 212 thousand health protection food products, mainly vitamins, collagen, glucosamine... produced abroad, with English language on the products. The shipment is estimated to be worth more than 20 billion VND. At the time of inspection, Mr. Wang Chao could not present documents, invoices and vouchers proving the legality of the shipment. The authorities temporarily detained all of the above goods to continue investigating and clarifying the violation.
With the drastic direction of the province, the synchronous and strong participation of functional forces and the consensus of people and businesses, we believe that Bac Ninh will effectively implement the goal of repelling the problem of counterfeit and fake goods, contributing to building a healthy and transparent market, protecting the legitimate rights of consumers and creating a favorable environment for the sustainable socio-economic development of the province. |
Similarly, the Investigation Police Agency (Provincial Police) issued a decision to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused, issue a ban on leaving the place of residence and a decision to temporarily suspend exit from the country for Ms. Luong Thi Hang, residing in Dong Ly residential group, Da Mai ward, for the crime of producing and trading in counterfeit food products; the owner of the DUBAI beauty salon, Dai Hoang Son area, Bac Giang ward, was fined 95 million VND for many violations during its operation. In particular, the functional forces also coordinated to investigate, scout, detect and promptly prevent a number of cases of trading in counterfeit goods on social networks and e-commerce platforms. Most recently, the Provincial Market Management Department coordinated with the Provincial Police and Tan Dinh Commune Police to arrest Mr. Nguyen Van Khanh and Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien, both residing in Tan Dinh Commune, for producing thousands of counterfeit cosmetic products. These subjects successfully sold more than 100,000 orders to consumers nationwide through e-commerce trading platforms Shopee, Tiktok shop...
These results not only demonstrate the determination of the authorities but also show the effectiveness of the synchronous application of measures from reconnaissance, investigation to inspection and handling. The representative of the provincial Market Management Department said: The unit has increased patrols and surprise inspections at traditional markets, shopping malls, retail stores, especially warehouses and suspicious goods gathering points. In the first 6 months of this year alone, the Market Management Department has detected and administratively sanctioned 374 violations of regulations in the field of trade with a total amount of more than 4.6 billion VND; confiscated goods worth nearly 2.54 billion VND; confiscated, destroyed and forced to destroy goods with no use value worth about 3.7 billion VND... Transferred to the police agency for handling 2 cases, the value of the violated goods was more than 20 billion VND.
However, the fight against counterfeit and fake goods still faces many difficulties and challenges. The tricks of violators are increasingly sophisticated, from counterfeiting packaging and labels to producing goods in secret facilities, transporting them through many intermediaries to deceive the authorities. The development of technology also makes it easier to sell and distribute counterfeit goods on the internet...
To effectively combat counterfeit and fake goods, the Market Management Department continues to strengthen inspection, control, and strictly handle violations; promote propaganda, popularize the law, sign commitments not to trade in prohibited goods, smuggled goods, and poor quality goods with organizations and individuals in the province. The provincial police proactively investigate and destroy large-scale, cross-provincial, and cross-national counterfeit production and trading rings. Professional units use reconnaissance measures, grasp the area to collect information, identify ringleaders, and completely destroy criminal gangs.
The Department of Health has strengthened inspection and control of the quality of drugs, cosmetics, functional foods, and medical supplies to ensure public health safety. Bac Ninh Customs has tightened control at border gates, trails, and openings to prevent counterfeit and fake goods from being smuggled into the area... The authorities also recommend that businesses that own brands proactively coordinate with authorities to deploy preventive measures to prevent violations of intellectual property rights. When purchasing goods, consumers need to carefully research information on the origin and source of the goods, and resolutely not purchase or use counterfeit and fake goods...
With the drastic direction of the province, the synchronous participation of functional forces and the consensus of people and businesses, we believe that Bac Ninh will effectively implement the goal of repelling the problem of counterfeit and fake goods, contributing to building a healthy and transparent market, protecting the legitimate rights of consumers and creating a favorable environment for the sustainable socio-economic development of the province.
Article and photos: Thanh Ngan
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