Two companies related to Seven Am were fined 170 million VND

Today (November 30), the General Department of Market Management announced the verification results after information that the Seven Am fashion store chain imported more Chinese goods but changed the label to "made in Vietnam" on some products such as towels, clothes, and underwear.

The General Department of Market Management said that all Seven AM branded goods are distributed by MHA Joint Stock Company. The dresses and clothes are manufactured at Bao Anh International Fashion Company Limited, located on the 4th and 5th floors of 135 Tran Phu Building - Ha Dong - Hanoi.

In 2017 and 2018, the company directly imported a number of items such as backpacks, bags, wallets, shoes, sandals, and belts from China from Guangxi PingXiang Zhenguan Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd. but sold out. Currently, the company does not trade in the above items.

The General Department of Market Management said it has not yet discovered any signs of purchasing foreign textiles and garments to attach trademarks and labels as previously reported. This unit said it is continuing to monitor and inspect the activities of MHA Joint Stock Company, Bao Anh International Fashion Company Limited and related units to clarify.

However, after inspection, the General Department of Market Management discovered violations by MHA Joint Stock Company and Thu Ky International Fashion Company Limited.

MHA Joint Stock Company - the unit responsible for and distributing all goods of the Seven Am brand was identified with 4 violations. These are:Production and trading of goods (dresses, clothes, bags, wallets) with labels that do not contain the required information about the year of origin;Goods with altered labels that misrepresent information;Failure to declare conformity of products subject to declaration;production of goods whose quality does not conform to published standardsTherefore, MHA Joint Stock Company was administratively fined 110 million VND.

Similarly, Thu Ky International Fashion Company Limited, the unit to which MHA Joint Stock Company licensed Seven Am branded products, also had three violations similar to MHA (except for the violationproduction of goods whose quality does not conform to published standardsThis enterprise was administratively fined 60 million VND.

Previously, after inspecting 5 Seven Am stores on November 11, Hanoi Market Management temporarily detained more than 9,000 products of this brand and sent 3 samples for appraisal. After that, all Seven Am stores in Hanoi simultaneously stopped operating.

Seven Am fashion brand was launched in 2009 and currently has 24 stores in 18 major cities and provinces across the country.