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Vietnam approves customs law changes to strengthen IP enforcement

Published

23 August 2026

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regulatory

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Vietnam

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Vietnam's National Assembly approved amendments to the customs law to strengthen enforcement against counterfeit and IP-infringing goods, expanding customs powers to cover goods in transit and e-commerce shipments, effective March 2027.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Vietnam just widened customs authority over transit and e-commerce goods, opening a tougher compliance bar for traders and platform operators. You in cross-border trade or e-commerce now face more inspections and data demands starting March 2027.

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3 sources · first reported 23 Aug 2026 · latest 4 Sep 2026

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intellectual-propertycustoms-enforcementtrade-regulatione-commercecounterfeiting