VIOLATION ON LABEL OF ALCOHOL, FINE UP TO VND200 MILLION

Labeling alcohol in accordance with regulations is a mandatory legal requirement for individuals and businesses producing and trading this product. Labels of alcohol help control product quality, protect consumer rights, prevent counterfeit goods and effectively manage taxes. The act of violation on label of alcohol can lead to legal risks for business activities.

Regulations on label of alcohol products

Alcohol produced for domestic consumption and imported alcohol must be labeled complying with regulations.

Exceptions are only applied in the following cases:

– Home alcohol production for selling to the enterprise having the license for mass production of alcohol for re-preparation.

– Semi-finished alcohol imported.

Violation on label of alcohol in production for domestic consumption

Violations on label of alcohol in alcohol trading:

Trading in domestically produced alcohol which have at least 5.5% ABV but do not bear “domestically sold alcohol” label or are improperly labeled with “domestically sold alcohol” label the fines range is from VND 200,000 to VND 50,000,000 for individuals and from VND 400,000 to VND 100,000,000 for organizations.

Violations on label of alcohol in alcohol production:

Domestic producer of alcohol having at least 5.5% ABV for failing to label its/his/her domestically sold products or labelling its/his/her domestically sold products against regulations, the fines range is from VND 400,000 to VND 100,000,000 for individuals and from VND 800,000 to VND 200,000,000 for organizations.

Noted, additional penalties that may be applied include deprivation of the right to use the Alcohol business license from 01 month to 03 months if the value of violated goods are from 50,000,000 VND.

Violation on label of alcohol with imported alcohol

The regulation shall be imposed for label of imported alcohol having at least 5.5% ABV.

Labeling of imported alcohol not complying with regulations

The act of labelling of imported alcohol having at least 5.5% ABV against regulations, sold products or labelling its/his/her domestically sold products against regulations, the fines range is from VND 1,000,000 to VND 70,000,000 for individuals and from VND 2,000,000 to VND 140,000,000 for organizations.

The license for trade in alcoholic beverages shall be suspended for a fixed period of 01 – 03 months if one of the violations is repeated or re-committed.

Failure in labeling of imported alcohol

Trading in imported alcohol which have at least 5.5% ABV without label as prescribed shall be penalized with the fines range is from VND 500,000 to VND 100,000,000 for individuals and from VND 1,000,000 to VND 200,000,000 for organizations.

Additional penalties that may be applied include confiscation of evidence and confiscation of the violating means of transport.

Remedial measures include forced destruction of goods and items that are harmful or unsafe for use; forced to return illegal profits obtained from violations.

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