Ministry of Industry and Trade requires Temu to comply with the law, if necessary it can be 'blocked' immediately

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just assigned the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy to proactively contact Temu exchange to request compliance with current Vietnamese laws. If necessary, appropriate technical solutions will be provided to prevent it.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has just signed an official dispatch to units under the ministry on strengthening state management of e-commerce.

It clearly states that recently, cross-border e-commerce platforms such as Temu, Shein, 1688… conduct business activities in Vietnam but have not registered their operations with the Ministry of Industry and Trade. These platforms have attracted great attention from consumers in Vietnam and become hot topics in many media outlets.

To enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of law enforcement, the Ministry of Industry and Trade requests the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies and units to strengthen communication and guide consumers to be cautious when shopping online on cross-border e-commerce platforms in general and platforms such as Temu, Shein, 1688... in particular.

Temu floor is bustling with cheap sales in the Vietnamese market.

In particular, absolutely do not conduct transactions with platforms that have not been confirmed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade for registration at the E-commerce Management Information Portal.

The Ministry assigned the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy to preside over and coordinate with agencies to advise the Ministry's leaders to report to the Prime Minister to direct the Ministry of Finance to study a plan to monitor and manage imported goods circulating through e-commerce platforms that do not comply with the provisions of Vietnamese law.

In addition, proactively contact Temu's legal team to request compliance with current Vietnamese laws.

"If necessary, coordinate with the Ministry of Information and Communications to have appropriate technical solutions to prevent it," the Ministry of Industry and Trade emphasized.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade also requested the General Department of Market Management to preside over and coordinate with the General Department of Customs to strengthen supervision, detection, and handling of warehouses and goods gathering points (if any) of unregistered cross-border e-commerce platforms.

In addition, the agencies and units of the ministry must strengthen the protection of consumer rights in cyberspace; review legal factors, propose solutions to handle illegal cross-border e-commerce platforms. At the same time, assess the impact on the domestic market (if any) when foreign goods penetrate the Vietnamese market through cross-border e-commerce platforms.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade also requires strengthening inspection and examination activities, promptly detecting and strictly handling violations in commerce, especially in the e-commerce environment. In the process of handling violations, problems related to handling mechanisms and regulatory laws need to be reviewed and evaluated to recommend competent authorities to continue to improve and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of law enforcement.

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