US Customs Officials Seize Millions Worth of Counterfeit Purses from China

In Washington, U.S. customs officials recently seized over $2 million worth of Chinese counterfeit goods destined for Flushing, New York City.

According to a Nov. 8 press release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the items, found in an air cargo shipment arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport on Sept. 25 from China, were detained by officials after they suspected that it could contain counterfeit goods.

Officials found 2,601 coin purses, 459 purses, and three backpacks, adorned with logos of international brands Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior, Prada, and Hermes.

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.@CBP officers at Washington Dulles Intl Airport seized more than $2 Million MSRP (if authentic) of counterfeit designer brand purses and backpacks destined for Flushing, N.Y. #IPR theft remains a #CBP trade enforcement priority. Read http://bit.ly/2oZgwH1  @IPRCenter

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After verification by CBP’s trade experts, the items were determined to be fake goods, and the goods were subsequently seized on Nov. 7.

If all of these goods were authentic, they would have an estimated street value of about $2.24 million.

“Counterfeit consumer goods fund transnational criminal organizations, are manufactured in unregulated facilities and with substandard materials that may potentially harm American consumers, hurt our nation’s economy, and steal revenue and brand integrity from U.S. businesses and...

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