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Stricter inspections of certificates of origin are required, and more severe penalties will be imposed on illegal trans-shipments, especially those involving Chinese products | maritime export logistics

Jul 11,2025

Vietnam's government is preparing tougher penalties to crack down on trade fraud and illegal transit of goods, and is focusing its review on Chinese goods in an effort to earnestly meet its commitments to the United States.

According to a report published by Reuters on July 10, citing a document released by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Viet Nam on July 3, The government is about to enact a new law that will impose additional sanctions against counterfeiting of products and introduce tougher regulatory measures and vetting mechanisms to crack down on fraud.

On July 3, U.S. President Donald Trump reached a trade agreement with Vietnam Communist Party General Secretary Su Binh Duan, which reduced the U.S tariff rate on Vietnamese imports to 20 percent from the original plan of 46 percent. At the same time, the US has also made it clear that it will impose a 40 per cent tariff on goods illegally trans-shiped through Vietnam.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Vietnamese authorities will step up inspections of exports to the United States, with recent inspections focusing on "goods at risk of trade fraud" and "Chinese goods affected by EU and U.S. trade protection measures."

The document clearly lists a range of specific goods, such as wooden furniture, plywood, steel machinery parts, bicycles, batteries, wireless headphones and other electronic devices. The documents also revealed common tactics for fraud, including obtaining certificates of origin with false documents, forging certificates of goods' origin, and importing counterfeit goods into Vietnam.

Vietnam strictly checks China's trans-shipment of goods

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Commerce also pointed out that trade fraud has been on the rise in recent times, mainly motivated by tariff avoidance and trade protection policies. Currently, these details are unclear as to how Washington defines illegal transshipments and what level of value-added Vietnamese imports need to be to avoid the 40 percent tariff penalty.

Separately, Reuters obtained a draft document with an undated date, We learned that the Vietnamese government will introduce stricter procedures to monitor enterprises that certify the origin of their products, and step up inspections of traded goods, including conducting more field inspections and intensifying the review of issues related to certificates of origin.

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