One piece of counterfeit jewellery a day
On 2 April 2024, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Minneapolis-St. Paul’s express consignment facility intercepted a shipment filled with 364 pieces of counterfeit designer bracelets, earrings, rings, and necklaces.
The consignment arrived from Hong Kong and contained jewellery bearing the trademarks of famous luxury brands, such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier, Chanel, Tory Burch, and Dior including 124 bracelets, 96 pairs of earrings, 84 necklaces and 60 rings. The items were seized for infringing on the designer’s protected trademarks recorded with CBP.
Officers were able to determine these items bore counterfeit marks as the shipment was mis-manifested, the merchandise was of poor quality, lacked labels, and had incorrect packaging. The items were heading for a residence in Hutchinson, and had they been real, their MSRP would have been over USD 482,000. (cj)