Da Nang shop fined over $4,200 for repeat sale of counterfeit luxury goods

Market surveillance officers on May 20 inspected Black Label Shop located on Tran Phu Street in Hai Chau District and found numerous counterfeit items on display, including 19 handbags labeled Chanel, 21 bags labeled Louis Vuitton, seven bags labeled Prada, one bag labeled Gucci, 13 bags labeled Christian Dior, and nine bags labeled Celine.

These items were determined to be fake goods imitating internationally protected trademarks currently registered in Vietnam.

The total number of seized products was 127 items, with a combined value of VND151.8 million ($5,820) at the time of inspection.

According to the city’s market surveillance agency, the shop owner admitted the fake goods had not been sold prior to the May 20 inspection.

Records showed that on September 27 last year, Black Label Shop had already been penalized for displaying counterfeit branded goods, making this a repeat violation under prevailing regulations.

As a result, the Da Nang People’s Committee issued a fine of over VND111 million and ordered the destruction of all 127 counterfeit items.

Earlier this month, lots of luxury fashion stores around Han Market in Da Nang had shut down in the wake of a crackdown on counterfeit goods, following inspections by the city's market surveillance forces.

These inspections are part of broader efforts by market surveillance forces nationwide to protect consumers and combat smuggling, trade fraud, and fake branded merchandise.

In Hanoi, a major clampdown on counterfeit and undocumented goods recently led to widespread shutdowns in La Phu, a commune long regarded as the Vietnamese capital’s confectionery hub.

Many businesses in La Phu Industrial Zone in Hanoi’s Hoai Duc District, which houses numerous candy, soft drinks, and consumer goods suppliers, were found being closed on Tuesday this week.

In southern Vietnam, nearly 400 counterfeit fashion products have been seized at Saigon Square in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

In early June, Ho Chi Minh City police also busted a counterfeiting operation accused of producing and distributing more than 220,000 fake motor oil products under major brands including Castrol, Motul, Honda, and Yamaha.