Shall erasing or falsifying contents of the certificate of origin be fined according to Vietnam’s regulations?

According to the Decree No. 98/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a fine ranging from VND 10.000.000 to VND 20.000.000 shall be imposed for erasing or falsifying contents of the certificate of origin, self-issued certificate of origin or written approval for self-certification of origin issued by competent authorities. Concurrently, this Decree also stipulates fined for other violations as follows:

- A fine ranging from VND 20.000.000 to VND 30.000.000 shall be imposed for providing documents containing inaccuracies to competent authorities or organizations when applying for issuance or verification of a certificate of origin.

- A fine ranging from VND 30.000.000 to VND 50.000.000 shall be imposed for committing one of the following violations:

+ Self-certifying origin of goods when obtaining an approval for self-certification of origin from a competent authority;

+ Forging certificate of origin or self-issued certificate of origin, if not liable to criminal prosecution;

+ Providing documents containing inaccuracies to competent authorities or organizations when applying for an approval for self-certification of origin or verification of a self-issued certificate of origin.

- A fine ranging from VND 50.000.000 to VND 70.000.000 shall be imposed for using a fake certificate of origin or self-issued certificate of origin, if not liable to criminal prosecution.

View more details at the Decree No. 98/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from October 15, 2020.

Ty Na

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