One month for detecting fraudulent consumer goods
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized over USD 700,000 in counterfeit designer brand name clothes, purses, scarves, sneakers and other items in Norfolk, VA. They initially examined the shipment on 3 February 2023, which had arrived from Seoul, South Korea, and was destined to an address in Chesapeake, VA.
CBP officers suspected that the 68 items bearing the designer brand trademarks of Burberry, Chanel, Christian Dior, Gucci, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and Yves Saint Laurent, among others, were counterfeit and detained them to verify authenticity.
Officers then submitted documentation and photographs to CBP’s trade experts at the apparel, footwear and textiles centres of excellence and expertise.
One month ago, on 6 March 2023, they verified that the consumer goods were not authentic and that they bore infringing trademarks and copyrights that had been recorded with CBP through the e-recordation programme. (lh)