CBP seizes forged devices worth USD 400,000
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized 1,200 pairs of wireless headphones and 220 wrist wearable devices for infringing Apple registered copyrights and trademarks. If genuine, the seized products would have had an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of USD 396,812.
The illicit products arrived in six individual shipments via air cargo to Ontario International Airport and maritime container to the LA/LB seaport. They were seized in a period of one week. To evade CBP detection, the counterfeit items were concealed in generic packaging, and illegally manifested as generic headphones.
Nationwide in fiscal year 2022, CBP seized 25 million individual goods that violated intellectual property rights. The total estimated MSRP value of the seized goods was nearly USD 3 billion. Consumer electronics represented 3.7% of the total seizure lines. (mk)