Hai Phong Customs Department has detected 34 infringing containers, accounting for the highest number of those discovered by the whole customs sector in July, the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) said.

Data source: General Department of Customs. Chart by Thai Binh.

In July, the whole Customs sector discovered 789 suspicious containers, including 67 infringing containers (accounting for 8.49% of the total suspicious containers) through container scanners.

Almost all local customs departments have detected violations, and Hai Phong Customs Department handled the highest number of infringing containers.

HCM City Customs Department detected 45 banned imported items hidden inside a shipment; Da Nang Customs Department discovered one shipment containing banded goods; Hai Phong Customs Department detected a wood shipment listed in Appendix II of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

The GDVC has instructed and handled problems related to container selection for scanning to local customs departments; regulated the volume of containers in an appropriate manner amid the pandemic.

At the same time, it researched and developed instructions for selection and inspection via container scanners to improve efficiency of this operation and apply uniformly for the whole customs sector.