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

14:35, 29/08/2020

Recently, the Government of Vietnam has issued the Decree No. 98/2020/NĐ-CP prescribing penalties for administrative violations against regulations on commerce, production and trade in counterfeit and prohibited goods, and protection of consumer rights.

Tẩy xóa, sửa chữa sai lệch nội dung GCN xuất xứ hàng hóa, Nghị định 98/2020/NĐ-CP

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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