About 30,000 e-commerce stores were taken down in the first nine months of this year due to trade fraud, counterfeit and contraband goods, and the scale of the problem is looking daunting.
Fake and low-quality goods and knock-offs are increasing relentlessly in HCM City and can only be prevented through combined efforts by both authorities and businesses, a seminar heard on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is seeking solutions to stop fake goods appearing on e-commerce websites, said a ministry official at a conference held in Hà Nội recently.
The Department of Planning and Investment of Dong Nai Province has d a database of information about enterprises in an attempt to prevent commercial fraud and sale of fake goods.
The HCM City Market Management Department carried out 10,560 raids in the first half of the year and uncovered 3,037 cases of smuggling, trade fraud and fake goods.
The distribution of fake, low-quality and pirated goods is increasing relentlessly and can only be prevented through combined efforts by all sectors, a seminar heard in HCM City on Friday.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has ordered ministries to constantly review laws and regulations on trading to consolidate the legal framework for the fight against fake goods.
The production and distribution of fake goods is becoming increasingly
dire, affecting people''s health and the country''s economy, a conference
heard in HCM City last week.