THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE SHALL INTENSIFY INSPECTION, EXAMINATION AND SUPERVISION OF C/O ISSUERS
On December 31, 2019, the Government promulgates the Resolution No. 119/NQ-CP on a number of urgent measures to intensify the state management of prevention of origin fraud and illegal goods transshipment.
Accordingly, to prevent goods origin fraud, to promote the development of domestic production, to attract foreign cooperation and investment, the Government requires the Ministry of Industry and Trade to intensify inspection, examination and supervision of C/O issuers under current regulations to ensure strict compliance with regulations on goods origin. This task shall be implemented by regularly inspection and supervision on issuers of C/Os, establishing origin-related interdisciplinary inspection teams with regard to enterprises showing suspected signs of origin fraud or counterfeiting...
Besides, the Government also requires the General Department of Vietnam Customs to Monitoring data on import and export of goods, especially those on the list of goods or commodities for which Vietnam in conducting investigation for application of trade remedies. In addition, to intensify the monitoring, inspection and identification of origin, and stepping up the management of a number of import or export commodity groups with sudden increase in turnover and tightening the checking of origin from the stage of receiving dossiers to the stage of post-clearance inspection.
