Delegates attending the conference at the provincial bridge.
According to the National Steering Committee 389, in the first 6 months of 2025, the situation of smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infringement of intellectual property rights has been complicated nationwide, especially violations in the fields of pharmaceuticals, food, health protection foods, fake milk... affecting people's health and trust, causing confusion, anxiety in public opinion and skepticism towards the authorities.
The issue of counterfeit and fake goods has received special attention and close direction from the leaders of the Party, State, Government and National Assembly ; the Government and Prime Minister have issued many telegrams and directives to fight and thoroughly handle the above violations.
In the first 6 months of 2025, units and localities arrested and handled nearly 50,000 cases of smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and tax fraud; collected nearly 6,500 billion VND for the state budget; prosecuted 1,899 criminal cases with 3,271 defendants.
In the peak month alone, units and localities arrested and handled more than 10,836 cases of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods (an increase of 79.34% compared to the previous peak month); collected nearly 1,300 billion VND for the state budget (an increase of 258.43% compared to the previous peak month); temporarily seized goods and exhibits worth an estimated over 4,075 billion VND (not including the temporarily seized goods of drugs, banned goods and counterfeit goods); prosecuted more than 200 cases with 378 defendants.
The conference pointed out the limitations in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and intellectual property rights infringement. At the same time, it proposed many specific solutions to resolve difficulties and obstacles, overcome limitations, and improve the effectiveness of this work in the coming time...
Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the efforts of ministries, branches, localities and functional forces who have actively and proactively taken professional measures, promptly detected, arrested and strictly handled violations of the law related to smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infringement of intellectual property rights within their authority, contributing to stabilizing the market and protecting the rights and interests of businesses and consumers.
The Prime Minister said that, despite the peak period of the fight against counterfeit and fake goods, the situation of smuggling, illegal transportation of goods across the border, trade fraud, production and trade of counterfeit goods, and infringement of intellectual property rights is still very complicated. The current situation of production and trade of counterfeit and fake goods, smuggling, and trade fraud is causing confusion and anxiety, affecting the health, rights and legitimate interests of consumers.
The Prime Minister directed that in the coming time, relevant agencies and units continue to step up the fight against, prevent and repel smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, infringement of intellectual property rights, especially counterfeit medicines, fake milk and fake health food. Continue to review difficulties and obstacles to propose timely amendments, supplements and replacements, gradually perfecting institutions and legal regulations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of anti-smuggling and trade fraud work.
At the same time, promote propaganda, education and dissemination of laws to organizations, individuals and people to contribute to raising awareness and compliance with legal regulations; widely publicize hotlines, ensure timely collection of reports from people and businesses on smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, etc.
People's Committees of provinces and cities should promptly complete the local Steering Committee 389 after merging provinces and cities and implementing the 2-level local government model to advise and direct the effective implementation of anti-smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods work.
News and photos: Huyen Trang
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