Between 2020 and 2025, authorities nationwide detected and handled about 120,000 - 190,000 cases of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods each year with trade fraud accounting for the largest share of around 79-88 per cent.
Data show the broader e-commerce tax intake – covering all domestic and foreign suppliers – reached VNĐ152 trillion ($5.63 billion) in the first nine months of 2025, up 64 per cent year-on-year.
The VCCI recently commented on the draft decree regulating customs management of exported and imported goods traded via e-commerce to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
According to the General Department of Taxation, 148 foreign suppliers have registered and paid taxes through the electronic portal with estimated revenue of more than VNĐ2.8 trillion (US$108.2 million) in the first quarter.
The lack of regulations and businesses’ reluctance to engage in environmental protection efforts have made it difficult for Việt Nam’s e-commerce sector to transition to a greener model.
With people afraid to visit public places like supermarkets because of Covid-19, e-commerce floors have become a convenient and safe shopping place for Tết items.
Sun Life Vietnam Insurance Company Limited (Sun Life Vietnam) has officially launched Sun Fast, one of the first online solutions to provide secure protection in Viet Nam.
According to a survey by the Vietnam E-Commerce Association, 80 per cent of mobile phone users easily provide information about their phone numbers in supermarkets and shops, especially on online sales platforms.
Despite the booming of logistics and e-commerce services, there is a lack of linkage between the two sectors, which might hamper their flourish, Tran Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.