MUJI Products Labeled Taiwan As "State" Fined 200 Thousand Yuan!

The relevant cases have become the first batch of typical cases reported by the Department in the special operations for troubleshooting "problem maps".

According to the official micro-blog Bulletin of China Industrial and Commercial Daily, in April 2nd, Muji (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd., which had not properly fulfilled the obligation to purchase inspection, sold the goods that were labelling the country of origin in Taiwan, and was fined 200 thousand yuan by the Shanghai industrial and commercial bureau's inspection team.

Shanghai industrial and commercial bureau inspection team believes that the above acts violated the ninth advertisements of the advertising law, which can not damage the dignity or interests of the state, and disclose the provisions of state secrets.

In view of the fact that the parties concerned will take off the goods involved and destroy the outer packaging after the incident, the inspection team shall order the parties concerned to stop issuing illegal advertisements and impose a fine according to the provisions of item 1 (fifty-seventh) of the advertising law.

It is reported that in January 30th of this year, Muji was briefed by the State Bureau of surveying, mapping and geo information on the issue of marking errors in Taiwan, which was shown in the map attached to the catalogue of autumn and winter furniture catalogues in 2017.

The relevant cases have become the first batch of typical cases reported by the Department in the special operations for troubleshooting "problem maps".

The national enterprise credit information publicity system (Shanghai) showed that in August 5, 2017, Muji Linda (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd. imported 119 items of steel indoor clothes hangers from the original packaging imported from Japan, with the words "MADE IN TAIWAN: Taiwan:" Taiwan's official flagship store and offline store.

The party fails to fulfill the obligation to purchase inspection, leading to the entry of the above commodities.

Sales, sales volume can not be counted.

After the incident, the parties concerned changed and corrected the packaging of the goods involved.

Shanghai industrial and commercial bureau inspection team believes that the above acts violated the ninth advertisements of the advertising law, which can not damage the dignity or interests of the state, and disclose the provisions of state secrets.

In view of the fact that the parties concerned will take off the goods involved and destroy the outer packaging after the incident, the inspection team shall order the parties concerned to stop issuing illegal advertisements and impose a fine according to the provisions of item 1 (fifty-seventh) of the advertising law.

It is reported that in January 30th of this year, Muji was briefed by the State Bureau of surveying, mapping and geo information on the issue of marking errors in Taiwan, which was shown in the map attached to the catalogue of autumn and winter furniture catalogues in 2017.

The relevant cases have become the first batch of typical cases reported by the Department in the special operations for troubleshooting "problem maps".