Vietnam Fines Importer for False Declarations Over Supplemental Food Imports
Vietnam has collected over $22,000 in fines and taxes from a company following an inspection of five shipments of supplemental foods, the state-run CustomsNews reported Aug. 28. The company, V.D.P Co., registered to import five shipments at the Sai Gon…
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Seaport Customs Branch. Following a post-clearance audit, the customs branch found the company falsely declared the Harmonized System code of the goods. Vietnam Customs said that the company had to pay an extra $19,000 in duties and $3,800 in fines.