Penalties for impersonating e-commerce website interface

Question: Our company (Company Limited X) has just been detected by the State authority for committing the act of impersonating the e-commerce website interface of Company Limited Y. What penalties may our company face? Answer: According to Decree No. 98/2020/NĐ-CP, as amended by Decree No. 17/2022/NĐ-CP, the act of “impersonating or copying the interface of […]

FOC Goods

Question: The fabric supplier is an FDI enterprise operating under the export processing model. During the process of exporting fabric materials to us, there arises a situation in which a quantity of goods is supplied free of charge (FOC goods). This FOC quantity was declared under an export declaration using the payment method "no payment." […]

Use of E-Contracts in International Commercial Transactions

Question: We plan to adopt fully electronic contracts for international commercial transactions. Can SB Law advise on the legal validity of e-contracts in international commerce and what conditions must be satisfied to ensure enforceability, especially in case of disputes?  Answer: Under Vietnam’s Law on E-Transactions 2005 (amended 2023) and the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic […]

Consultation on the Retail Rights of an Enterprise with an Alcohol Distribution License

Question: Our company has been granted a liquor distribution license. Currently, we are selling liquor by bottle to individual customers and retail stores, without opening bottles to sell by the glass, as in bars. Is this business model in compliance with the contents of our license? With our existing liquor distribution license, are we allowed […]