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Hai Phong Customs seizes 7 tons of smuggled ivory

11:55 | 22/03/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN – The Customs force of the northern city of Hai Phong seized the largest amount of ivory ever at Hai Phong port on March 20. The infringing goods is estimated at seven tons.

Many tricks are used to disguise ivory

13:57 | 22/02/2023 Anti-Smuggling

Ivory is disguised in many items such as cow horns, snail shells, seaweed, even dried fish, and asphalt. These are some of the sophisticated tricks used by smugglers to deceive the authorities.

GDVC’s leaders have a courtesy meeting with CITES Secretary General

10:30 | 06/10/2022 Customs

VCN - At the meeting, Deputy Director Luu Manh Tuong said the prevention and control of goods across border gates, including endangered wild animals and plants in the list of CITES, is a crucial task of Vietnam Customs.

Still unable to lift obstacles in the inspection of imported sturgeon

16:21 | 28/02/2022 Customs

The assessment of sturgeon is an important factor to determine the species of permitted to be traded in Vietnam.

Cooperate to strictly control import shipments of sturgeon, taking sample at import border gate

14:27 | 30/03/2021 Anti-Smuggling

the Customs authority discovered imported sturgeon did not match the license granted by the Vietnam CITES Management Authority

Strictly control import of sturgeon and ensure origin

10:24 | 21/02/2021 Anti-Smuggling

Strictly control the import of sturgeon to Vietnam to ensure origin and belonging to the list that is allowed to operate in Vietnam

Implementing regulations of timber legality assurance system

09:51 | 23/09/2020 Customs

To ensure the implementation of the regulation of the Vietnamese timber legality assurance system, General Department of Vietnam Customs requested units to disseminate to officials, declarants and taxpayers

Complete examination of 60 containers of fined wood

15:09 | 15/09/2020 Anti-Smuggling

Southern Anti-smuggling Customs Enforcement Unit (Unit 3) coordinated to complete inspection of 60 containers of fined wood illegally imported into Vietnam

Customs inspect 60 containers of smuggled woods

20:12 | 21/08/2020 Anti-Smuggling

Sixty containers of fine woods suspecting of being smuggled senegal rosewood were examined by Customs authorities in Dong Nai province.

Over 70,000 items subject to specialized inspection

10:06 | 07/08/2019 Customs

There are 12,600 items subject to specialized management and inspection. In particular, many ministries and sectors have cut down thousands of items.

Director General of Vietnam Customs Nguyen Van Can: Coordination for anti-smuggling needs to be strict and practical

16:29 | 24/04/2019 Anti-Smuggling

To enhance the effectiveness of anti-smuggling, Director General Nguyen Van Can suggested enhancing the responsibility of coordinating between domestic forces and competent forces at the border

Foreigner arrested transporting nearly 15 kg of rhino horns

15:49 | 19/04/2019 Anti-Smuggling

A number of rhino horns were found in the luggage of a foreign national travelling on a flight from Africa to Noi Bai airport.

Que Vinh Company imported 20m3 “Palo santo” without CITES certificate at Dinh Vu port

20:15 | 09/03/2018 Anti-Smuggling

The case was discovered and proposed to competent authorities by Dinh Vu Customs Branch (Hai Phong Customs Department) for settlement in accordance with regulations.

IT application to Customs control

10:41 | 31/01/2018 Customs

VCN - One of new IT applications, that really benefits import and export activities, is the Vietnam Automated System for Seaport Customs Management.

CITES licensing under the National Single Window: No evolution

14:11 | 18/07/2017 Customs

VCN- The number of enterprises involved in CITES licensing procedures for exporters, importers of specimens of animals are still limited.