Market Supervisor Central Inspectorate ( The IQMT has conducted 70 inspections under the action for monitoring online trade, imposing fines on three postal companies and two persons who exercised commercial activities without registered businesses.

According to the IQMT report, three postal services companies were fined a total of 9 thousand euros after refusing to offer data about businesses or the physical ones from whom they had accepted products they transported and distributed to consumers.

Meanwhile, through monitoring social networks and online sales platforms, inspectors have identified two physical persons who exercised commercial activities without registered businesses. They have also been given fines, and they have been asked to register their businesses, within their term.

IQMT has indicated that as a result of inspection activities, so far over 100 businesses have been formalised, which are registered in the Agency for Registering Kosovo Business ( ARBK).

Under market supervision, the Inspectorate has also launched controls of offers and discounts promoted by businesses in the case of Black Friday.

Special attention will be paid to verify whether discounted prices match the real prices of products and services at the moment of purchase.

According to the IQMT, the cases where prices promoted as low do not coincide with real prices constitute unfair trade and fraudulent practice, for which measures will be taken and fined under the Consumer Protection Law.

The inspector has warned that action against businesses operating via online platforms will continue in the coming period, as inspections of this sector are already part of the institution’s regular work plan.

Source Layer: Insander