Vietnam Customs Prosecutes Furniture Importer for False Declaration
Vietnam Customs initiated criminal prosecution against a furniture importer for trading banned goods at the Cat Lai Port, the state-run CustomsNews site reported.The 1st zone Sai Gon Seaport Customs Branch started prosecution against Duy Phuong Anh Trading and Forwarding Services…
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Co. for importing used furniture after declaring it new, the report said. The company registered a declaration to bring in 49 items of furniture, but after physical inspection it became clear that the items were used dining tables, display cabinets, clocks, tables and chairs, CustomsNews said. The incorrect declaration violated Vietnamese law for the goods valued at nearly $11,000, the report said. A Duy Phuong Anh spokesperson said that when the company company ordered the goods it didn't know that they were used goods.