Importing, exporting, selling or purchasing goods of unclear origin is strictly prohibited in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Article 8 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality 2007 of Vietnam, prohibited acts include:

One, manufacturing products, importing, selling or purchasing goods banned from circulation by the State.

Two, manufacturing products, importing, exporting, selling, purchasing, exchanging or marketing products or goods which fail to comply with relevant technical regulations.

Four, importing, exporting, selling, purchasing goods, exchanging or marketing products or goods of which the use duration has expired.

Five, using foods or pharmaceuticals of poor quality or with expired use duration for charity purposes or donation.

Six, deliberately supplying untrue or forged results of testing, examination, inspection, verification and certification of product and goods quality.

Seven, forging or illegally using standard- or regulation-conformity stamps or other signs of product and goods quality.

Eight, replacing, fraudulently exchanging, adding or reducing ingredients or additives of, or mixing impurities with products and goods, thus reducing their quality compared with announced applicable standards or relevant technical regulations.

Nine, giving untruthful information or advertisement or committing fraudulent acts related to product and goods quality of goods origin.

Ten, concealing information on the products and goods capability of causing unsafe to humans, animals, plants, assets or the environment.

Eleven, manufacturing or processing products and goods with raw materials or materials banned from use for the production or processing of those products and goods.

Twelve, abusing one's positions or powers or the state control of product and goods quality to illegally obstruct, trouble or harass production and business activities of organizations and individuals or cover up acts of violation of the law on product and goods quality.

Thirteen, abusing product and goods quality control activities to cause harms to national interests, social order and safety.

View more: The Law on Product and Goods Quality 2007 of Vietnam officially came into force on July 01, 2008.

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