Khaisilk justifies selling Chinese silk scarves due to 'huge demand on October 20'

Khaisilk store in Hanoi admitted that silk scarves were "made in China" due to the huge demand for orders on October 20, according to a report by Hanoi Market Management.

According to the report of Hanoi Market Management Department sent to the Market Management Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) about the inspection results of Khaisilk store113 Hang Gai - Hanoi, one of the retail stores of the Khaisilk brand system, at the time of inspection of this store on October 27, the authorities discovered 60 silk scarves with Chinese labels but replaced with Khaisilk Made in Vietnam labels. The store had sold 4, leaving 56 remaining.

The reason was herNguyen Thi Thu Nga - owner of Khaisilk business at 113 Hang Gai explained that due to negligence in management due to the sudden increase in demand for goods on October 20, the store's staff arbitrarily bought silk scarves on the market, cut off the Chinese origin label and attached the label "Khaisilk Made in Vietnam" to sell.

Each Chinese silk scarf labeled as Vietnamese was sold for 644,000 VND, the total value of the infringing goods was more than 36 million VND.

Khaislik store in Hanoi admitted selling Chinese silk labeled as Vietnamese due to huge demand on October 20.

According to the representative of the Hanoi Market Management Department, this is only the initial preliminary report of the surprise inspection on the afternoon of October 27 at this store, and not yet the conclusion of the case related to the Khaisilk system selling Chinese goods but labeling them as Vietnamese. Currently, the case is still in the verification stage.

A day ago, all retail stores of the Khaisilk brand were closed, announcing the suspension of operations "for inspection".check and adjust the goods". At the same time, collect and refund money to customers. In Ho Chi Minh City, the acceptance of returns will take place from November 10 at 34 Vo Van Tan, District 3. The collection will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day, lasting for 30 days.

Khaisilk's crisis began a week ago when on the websiteDang Nh's personal FacebookMr. Quynh reported the purchase of Khaisilk silk scarves labeled “Made in China”. According to Mr. Quynh, on October 17, his family’s company ordered 60 silk scarves for 644,000 VND each at Khaisilk store 113 Hang Gai (Hanoi) with a total order value of 38,640,000 VND. However, after receiving the goods, the company discovered that in the shipment there was a scarf labeled “KHAISILK - Made in Vietnam” and “Made in China”. The company inspected the entire shipment and discovered that many of the remaining scarves had signs of the label being cut off at the edge.

Khaisilk owner - businessman Hoang Khai later admitted "having sold Chinese goods for 30 years" and apologized to customers.

On October 26, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a document requesting the Market Management Department to coordinate with local market management agencies to conduct inspections and verifications to clarify this incident.

In response to the above incident, Mr. Hoang Khai - Chairman of Khaisilk Group later admitted to the media that he "sold 50% of silk 'made in China' in his system" andapologize to consumers. However, the question here is whether there is tolerance and support from the market management agency in the area or not, when the facilities of the Khaisilk system have been selling Chinese goods for many years but the authorities have not known or handled it.

On the sidelines of the National Assembly on October 28, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said that Khaisilk’s actions violated the law, damaging the value of Vietnamese brands and national pride. He affirmed that the authorities are verifying and clarifying the company’s violations and strictly handling them in accordance with the law.

According to VNE