Nghe An: Launching a peak campaign against smuggling and counterfeit goods on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Cat

Expanding the scope and scope of testing

The interdisciplinary inspection team of Hung Loc commune (Vinh city) inspected business activities at grocery kiosks in the area. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Accordingly, the subjects of inspection are organizations and individuals producing and trading in the province that show signs of violating legal regulations in production and business activities such as transporting and trading prohibited goods, smuggled goods, producing and trading counterfeit goods, goods that do not ensure quality, do not ensure food safety and acts of commercial fraud.

Specifically including: Production, commercial and service establishments; vehicle owners and drivers on roads and waterways, with conditions, capabilities or suspicious signs of the above activities, especially those who regularly travel through border areas, seaports, warehouses, goods distribution centers...; subjects operating in networks, groups, masterminds and leaders in smuggling, prohibited goods, counterfeit goods, trade fraud; organizations and individuals violating import-export policies.

Expanded scope, subjects and inspection items. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The inspection will take place across the province, both on land and at sea. The land border focuses on the border gates of Nam Can (Ky Son), Thanh Thuy (Thanh Chuong), Tam Hop (Tuong Duong), Ta Do (Ky Son), Thong Thu (Que Phong), Cao Veu (Anh Son) and small roads, trails, and border openings. The sea border focuses on the districts of Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, Nghi Loc; the towns of Cua Lo, Hoang Mai; Cua Lo - Ben Thuy port border gate and the main river mouths and inlets.

Road routes, domestic markets concentrate warehouses, cargo yards, cargo distribution centers in Vinh city and districts and towns. National highways: National Highway 1A, 7A, 7B, 46, 46B, 48, 48B, 15A, Ho Chi Minh trail, Vinh airport, Vinh station; railway route passing through Nghe An province.

Focus on the fight against counterfeit and smuggled goods

According to the content of the document, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Provincial Police to direct the Police of units and localities to deploy the fight against and destroy smuggling rings, gangs, and organizations, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, especially goods related to prohibited goods, goods violating intellectual property rights, essential goods for production, consumer goods for the Lunar New Year; goods with fraudulent origin...

Petroleum is identified as one of the essential commodities during the Lunar New Year 2023. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The Provincial Market Management Department shall preside over and coordinate with functional forces and local authorities to strengthen inspection, detection and handling of acts of trading in smuggled goods, counterfeit goods, banned goods, poor quality goods, goods with fraudulent origin, goods violating intellectual property rights, acts of violating the purchase, sale and exchange of goods on e-commerce platforms, social networking sites...; acts of violating the listing of selling prices, hoarding of goods; develop and deploy plans to strengthen forces, means and professional measures to combat and promptly prevent acts of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, especially for banned goods, counterfeit goods, poor quality goods, goods violating intellectual property rights, food, foodstuffs, essential consumer goods during the Lunar New Year of Quy Mao in 2023.

The Provincial Border Guard Command directs its subordinate units to strengthen the work of collecting information, grasping the situation of crimes and law violations; develop and deploy plans, increase forces, means, and professional measures to combat, prevent, and destroy, not allowing the formation of gathering points, warehouses, and storage of smuggled goods in the border area, acts of buying, selling, transporting goods, and acts of illegal exit and entry across the border; strengthen patrol forces, and strictly control the border area.

"3 no" candies are flooding the market. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The Anti-Drug Crime Task Force No. 2, Coast Guard Command, builds and deploys plans and solutions to strengthen patrol, inspection, control, grasp the situation, detect, combat, and promptly handle acts of smuggling and illegal transportation of goods in the sea areas of Nghe An province; strictly control the situation at sea, combat, and promptly and effectively prevent smuggling, illegal trading, and transportation of goods in the sea areas.

The Provincial Customs Department strengthens the work of collecting information, grasping the situation, patrolling and controlling at road border gates, border economic zones, goods gathering areas near the border, seaport areas, international airports, post offices, express delivery, within the customs operation area; strictly controls import and export goods, entry and exit luggage; develops and deploys plans to strengthen forces, means, and professional measures to combat and promptly prevent smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods; closely coordinates with functional forces to strengthen patrolling and controlling, effectively implementing special topics and plans to combat smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods on border routes and sea areas.

The Provincial Tax Department directed specialized departments and affiliated units to strengthen inspection and examination to prevent tax losses for enterprises with signs of high tax risks; strengthen management to prevent the buying and selling of invoices, the use of illegal invoices to legalize smuggled goods and tax evasion; promptly exchange information and coordinate with functional forces in the investigation, verification and handling of smuggling and fraud related to tax management.

Proactively develop plans to ensure supply-demand balance and stabilize the commodity market for the Lunar New Year 2023. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The Department of Industry and Trade proactively monitors and forecasts early the supply and demand of goods, especially essential goods in the management area to proactively have plans to ensure balance of supply and demand, stabilize the market of goods for the Lunar New Year of Quy Mao 2023; guide and support businesses in implementing domestic trade promotion activities, deploying goods reserves, and stabilizing the market; coordinate with the Market Management Department and relevant functional forces to closely monitor the business activities of gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas, ensure supply, and prevent speculation, hoarding, and unreasonable price increases.

The Department of Information and Communications directs press agencies and grassroots information systems to develop and implement propaganda plans before, during and after the Lunar New Year 2023; closely coordinate with functional forces to promptly report news and articles reflecting the situation and results of the work against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods;...

Strengthen inspection and strict control of freight and passenger transport activities. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The Department of Transport directed its affiliated units to coordinate with relevant agencies and functional forces to strengthen inspection and strictly control of freight transport activities and passengers carrying goods on roads, railways, and inland waterways.

The Provincial People's Committee also assigned relevant departments, branches, sectors and People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to direct functional forces in the area, People's Committees of communes, wards and towns to strengthen market inspection and supervision during the Lunar New Year 2023.