In order to proactively control, promptly detect, combat and effectively prevent smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, Permanent Vice Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh – Head of the National Steering Committee Against Smuggling, Trade Fraud and Counterfeit Goods (National Steering Committee 389) signed and published Plan 115/ KH-BCD389 to combat smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeit goods on the occasion of, before, during and after the 2023 Lunar New Year.

The Deputy Prime Minister called on the Steering Committee 389 made up of ministries, branches and municipalities to develop and guide the organization to effectively implement the Peak Plan against smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeiting before, during and after 2023. proactively grasp the situation situation; identify methods and tricks of smuggling, commercial fraud and product counterfeiting; Identify key objects, routes, areas and goods that must be concentrated forces, means and combat measures; establish the responsibilities of central and local authorities and units in the administration, inspection and control of territories and domains.

Development and implementation of plans to strengthen the forces and means of patrolling and strict control of border lines, road border gates, railways, waterways, sea routes, airways, trails, etc. openings and goods collection areas near borders to prevent prohibited goods, counterfeit goods and goods of worse quality smuggled inland; Strictly control wholesale markets, trading centers, agents, grocery stores, e-commerce trading rooms, online buying and selling, etc., to immediately detect acts of abuse to conduct business, transportation of prohibited goods, counterfeit goods, goods of unknown origin, goods infringement of Intellectual Property Rights…

The Deputy Prime Minister asked the Treasury Ministry’s Steering Committee 389 to instruct the customs authorities to step up the work of gathering information, assessing the situation, patrolling and controlling at road border gates and border economic zones and cargo collection areas near the border, seaports, international river ports, international Airports, post offices, international express delivery, international railways, etc. belong to the field of customs clearance. ; Strict control of import and export goods and luggage upon entry and exit; Elaboration and implementation of plans to strengthen forces, means and professional measures to combat and immediately prevent smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeit goods, with a focus on prohibited items (drugs, weapons, firecrackers, explosives, wild animals) and security-threatening goods and order, social Security, counterfeit brands, fraud of Vietnamese origin, goods violating human rights, intellectual property, consumer goods, petroleum, mobile phones, clothing, food, alcohol, beer, tobacco, confectionery, medicines, medicinal herbs, cosmetics, functional foods; Medical equipment; coordinate closely with the functional forces to strengthen patrols, control and effectively implement issues and plans against smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeiting at border lines and in sea areas.

The Treasury’s Steering Committee 389 directs the tax agency: professional units, provincial and centrally-run city tax departments to strengthen inspection and check for tax losses for companies showing signs of high tax risk; strengthen administration to prevent the sale and purchase of invoices, the use of illegal invoices to legalize contraband and tax evasion; Promptly share information and coordinate with functional forces in investigating, investigating and dealing with tax administration-related smuggling and fraud.

The deputy prime minister called on the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Steering Committee 389 to instruct the provincial and centrally-run city ministries of industry and commerce to actively monitor and forecast the supply and demand for goods in their respective areas, particularly in the Essential commodities Having a plan to ensure supply and demand balance, stabilize the commodities market, help prevent smuggling activities, trade fraud and counterfeit goods on, before, during and after the Lunar New Year 2023…

The 389 Steering Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade directs the market management forces to take primary responsibility for the implementation of plans to strengthen inspection, detection and strict management of acts of buying, selling and transporting commodities, and coordinate with the functional forces commodities; Trade in contraband, counterfeit goods, goods of poor quality, goods of fraudulent origin and provenance, goods infringing intellectual property rights; Violations in the field of trade promotion, buying and selling, exchanging goods on electronic marketplaces, social networking sites…; Violations of listing sales prices, speculation and hoarding of commodities; Develop and implement a plan to strengthen the forces, means and professional measures to combat and immediately prevent smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeit products, especially for prohibited goods, counterfeit goods and goods of poor quality, goods infringing intellectual property rights, food, food , essential consumer goods during the Lunar New Year.

Local Steering Committee 389 directs departments, branches and functional forces to ensure sufficient supply of high-quality consumer goods to people on the occasion of before, during and after Lunar New Year 2023; Development and implementation of plans to strengthen forces, means and measures for inspection, control and treatment of acts of storage and trade in contraband goods, goods of unknown origin, provenance, counterfeit and substandard quality of goods, goods violating intellectual property rights, violations of the price list … with a focus on product groups such as food, wine, beer, tobacco, sugar, confectionery, fruit, electronics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, functional food, high fashion, livestock, poultry…