Uong Bi: Many solutions to control the market

According to the report of Steering Committee 389 of Uong Bi City, in the first 8 months of 2024, local authorities inspected, detected and handled 133 cases/133 violators, with the total amount of administrative fines, auctions of goods, and tax arrears of nearly 4 billion VND.

As a city located in the West of Quang Ninh, in the center of the Northern dynamic economic triangle, Uong Bi has many advantages in terms of geographical location, waterway, road and railway transportation; and has rich mineral resources. In particular, Uong Bi is also a locality with many scenic spots, historical, cultural and spiritual relics, so every year the number of tourists coming to the locality to visit and relax is quite large. This is also a locality with many universities, colleges and vocational schools, so every year it attracts thousands of students to study. The above characteristics have been and are creating favorable conditions for the locality to promote the development of tourism, trade and service sectors.

However, in addition to the advantages, in recent times, there are still some businesses in the area that trade in smuggled goods, counterfeit goods, fake goods, poor quality goods; do not list prices of goods... causing many difficulties for local authorities in market management. In particular, currently, the situation of trading in prohibited goods, counterfeit goods, goods that infringe intellectual property rights, and goods of unknown origin on websites and social networking sites (Facebook, Tiktok, Zalo...) is also having a great impact on the business environment, as well as the rights of consumers.

Clearly identifying the characteristics and situation of the locality, from the beginning of 2024, the Steering Committee 389 of Uong Bi City has proactively deployed many appropriate solutions to combat and prevent illegal trading in the new situation. In particular, assigning specific tasks to member sectors to coordinate well in state management, preventing and combating illegal trading and counterfeit goods in the locality according to the sector in charge; requesting member agencies and units to set up a hotline operating 24/7 to receive and handle information reflecting from individuals and organizations on illegal trading and counterfeit goods...

Market Management Team No. 6 propagates and mobilizes business households in Uong Bi City to strictly comply with legal regulations in commercial business.

With a core and specialized role in market management work in the area, Market Management Team No. 6 has proactively coordinated with relevant sectors, localities and units to promote propaganda and mobilize hundreds of organizations and individuals to comply with legal regulations in production, business, trade and service activities... Thereby, contributing to raising awareness and mobilizing people's participation in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods.

Market Management Team No. 6 has also proactively coordinated with relevant functional departments to develop and implement focused and key plans to effectively control the market. In particular, focusing on controlling goods distribution channels, implementing price listing, especially items that must be declared. At the same time, regularly reviewing and updating the software of organizations and individuals operating in trade and services in the locality for monitoring and management. Since the beginning of the year, Market Management Team No. 6 has inspected and handled 102 cases/104 violations, with a total amount of administrative fines, goods auctions, and tax arrears of over 1,343 billion VND.

Forecasting that the situation of smuggling and illegal trade will continue to develop complicatedly in the last months of this year, the Steering Committee 389 of Uong Bi City has directed its member sectors to step up the fight against smuggling and transporting smuggled goods, prohibited goods, trade fraud, production and trading of counterfeit goods, goods that do not ensure quality and food safety. At the same time, strengthen information, communication, inspection and handling of violations; mobilize organizations and individuals to sign a commitment not to trade in counterfeit, smuggled and poor quality goods, contributing to protecting consumers and promoting production and business in the area.

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