Vietnam’s regulations on customs control of counterfeit goods are amended from April 20, 2020

According to Circular No. 13/2020/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, customs control of counterfeit goods or goods infringing intellectual property rights (hereinafter referred to as “IPR-infringing goods”) means the adoption of custom control measures or/and other measures by a customs authority in accordance with regulations of law on prevention and control of smuggling and illegal transport of counterfeit goods and IPR-infringing goods within a customs-controlled area (hereinafter referred to as “CCA”).

Besides, Circular No. 13/2020/TT-BTC also specifies that counterfeit goods include goods defined in Clause 8 Article 3 of Decree No. 185/2013/NĐ-CP dated November 15, 2013 and Clause 3 Article 1 of Decree No. 124/2015/NĐ-CP dated November 19, 2015 of Vietnam’s Government providing amendments and supplements to a number of articles of Decree No. 185/2013/NĐ-CP regulating penalties for administrative violations in commercial activities, production and trading in counterfeit and banned goods, and protection of consumer rights.

Note: From April 20, 2020, applications for inspection, supervision and suspension of customs procedures for imports and exports that are subject matters of intellectual property rights; control of counterfeit goods and goods infringing intellectual property rights include:

- Applications for inspection and supervision of imports and exports that are subject matters of IPRs;

- Applications for extension of measures to inspect and supervise imports and exports that are subject matters of IPRs;

- Applications for suspension of customs procedures for goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights.

View more details at: Circular No. 13/2020/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam takes effect from April 20, 2020.

Le Hai

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