Handled 4 illegally imported e-cigarette businesses with a total amount of more than 400 million VND

Specifically, implemented in Directive Dispatch No. 109/CQLTTKH-NVTH dated March 8, 2024 of the Market Management Department of Khanh Hoa province on verifying information, inspecting and handling e-cigarette business behavior. death.

Accordingly, from March 14, 2024 to April 19, 2024, through the work of understanding the situation and using professional measures, the E-commerce Team of Market Management Team No. Khanh Hoa province market has coordinated with Team 2 – Department of Cyber ​​Security and Crime Prevention using high technology (PA05); The Economic Police Department (PC03) of Khanh Hoa Provincial Police conducted a surprise inspection of 04 business establishments including: NT T business establishment, located at 94 Van Hoa Street, Van Thanh Ward, City Nha Trang; Business establishment D.V. D, located at: Alley 1A Le Hong Phong street, Phuoc Tan ward, Nha Trang city; NY COFFEE Takeaway business, address: Dang Tat Street, Vinh Hai ward, Nha Trang city and HCH business, address: No. 15 Ngo Gia Tu Apartment, Tan Lap ward, Nha Trang city.

Through inspection, Market Management Team No. 1 discovered establishments were selling 2,175 units of foreign-made electronic cigarette products and electronic cigarette accessories, and the establishment owners could not provide chemicals. Single document, proving origin, worth more than 170 million VND.

Market Management Team No. 1 has completed the case file and submitted it to the competent authority for consideration and issued a decision to sanction administrative violations in the amount of 132,500,000 VND for the following acts: Trading in smuggled goods; Failure to notify e-commerce website sales to competent state agencies before selling goods; do not register to establish a business household. At the same time, 2,175 units of e-cigarette products were confiscated and remedial measures were taken to force the return of illegal profits obtained from violations of VND 279,400,000.

Next time, Market Management Team No. 1 will continue to strengthen market inspection and control, actively coordinate with functional forces and local authorities to manage areas, detect and promptly handle violations to ensure safety. protect consumer rights.