Ministry of Industry and Trade requests inspection of Khaisilk's Made in China scarves

Minister Tran Tuan Anh has just asked relevant agencies to clarify information about Khaisilk Group's store in Hanoi selling scarves with both "Made in Vietnam" and "Made in China" labels.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has sent a document requesting the Market Management Department to coordinate with the Department of Competition and Consumer Protection to inspect, review and clarify the above information.

"In case there are signs of violations related to the origin of goods, counterfeit goods, fake goods, and consumer protection, the units should immediately propose a handling direction and report to the Minister before October 28," the Office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade informed.

Silk scarves of the brand were accused of having two labels "Made in China" and "Khaisilk made in Vietnam"

Previously, on social media, information appeared that a business in Hanoi said it had purchased Khaisilk products at a store on Hang Gai Street (Hoan Kiem District) as gifts for partners.

Number of Vietnamese silk handkerchiefs, Khai Silk brand (size 50x50cm), with unit price of 644,000 VND/piece.

However, after receiving the goods, it was discovered that one scarf in the batch of 60 had two different labels: one label said "Khaisilk Made in Vietnam", the other label said "Made in China".

Mr. Pham Ngoc Hung, Vice President of the Vietnam Anti-Counterfeiting Fund, said that the act of importing Chinese products but cutting off the labels to change the label, origin and attaching one's own famous brand is an act of deceiving consumers, committing commercial fraud and counterfeiting brands.

Not to mention, Khaisilk branded products are introduced as high quality, made from traditional craft villages with very high market value.

Khaisilk store selling dual-label scarves in Hanoi.

However, it is difficult to control the quality and price of imported goods from China, so in the case of silk products imported from China at cheap prices and sold at 5-7 times higher prices, it is inappropriate and violates regulations.

"Using one's reputation to deceive consumers with products of incorrect origin is unacceptable. Regardless of whether the quality of the goods has been verified or not, creating counterfeit branded goods is a violation," Mr. Hung affirmed.

According to Tuoi Tre Newspaper