Category: Counterfeit
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CBP Seizure for Online Counterfeit Purchases FAQ
CBP will detain, seize, and forfeit counterfeit goods that were purchased online and shipped to the United States. CBP sometimes…
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Detroit CBP Seizes $400k in Counterfeits
CBP Detroit seized counterfeit merchandise at the Fort Street Cargo Facility in the last few days. The headline and the…
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CBP Atlanta Seizes over $500k in Counterfeit Cash
CBP officers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport intercepted what could have been one of the larger cash seizures at that…
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Detroit CBP Seizes $680k in Counterfeit Championship Rings
CBP at Detroit Metro Airport seized $680,000 worth of counterfeit championship rings that were being imported into the United States…
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CBP Seizes Counterfeit Checks for Chicago
CBP in Philadelphia seized counterfeit traveler’s checks with a face value of $33,000 on May 25th, which were destined for…
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CBP Seizes Hazardous (Lead) Toys in San Juan
We previously explained the risks that come with importing merchandise into the United States; how it can result in seizure,…
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Customs Seized 10,000 Fake Designer Handbags in Miami
Customs seized fake handbags, for which the value would be nearly $5 million dollars if they were genuine. After the…
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Florida CBP Seizes Counterfeit Sunglasses
Customs seized counterfeit Ray-Ban sunglasses fairly recently. According to the story itself, the sunglasses could have been seized not only…
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U.S. Customs Seize $541,000 in Unsafe Consumer Products
When importing into the United States an importer must make sure to comply with the customs laws for classification, valuation,…
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CBP Seizes Counterfeit Watches with $2.7M MSRP
Customs reported a seizure of over 11,000 counterfeit watches which, if real, would have a manufacturer’s suggest retail price of…
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CBP Seizes Fake Apparel Worth $48K from Arriving Traveler
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a large amount of counterfeit clothing from a traveler that was arriving from El…
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CBP Seizes Counterfeits from Traveler from Vietnam
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a large amount of counterfeit clothing from a traveler that was arriving from Vietnam.…
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CBP Seizes $1.2B in counterfeits in FY 2014
In addition to currency seizures and drug seizures, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes counterfeit merchandise imported into the United…
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CBP JFK Seizes $700k in Counterfeit Monetary Instruments
Just the other day we blogged about a counterfeit currency seizure at an express cargo facility at JFK Airport. Today, there…
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CBP Seizes Counterfeit Money in Ecuadoran Import
This story does not involve a customs currency seizure because counterfeit bills are not considered a monetary instrument under the…
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CBP Seizes $430k of Counterfeit/Smuggled Perfume in Champlain
Here is an interesting counterfeit seizure story out of Champlain, New York, from CBP. The officers there intercepted a truckload of…
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CBP Seizes Counterfeit Kids’ Bracelets
Below is a Customs seizure story about fake monster tail bracelets recently seized as counterfeits. In the story, Customs states that…
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U.S. Customs Seizure of $2M in Counterfeit Handbags
Customs made another high value seizure of counterfeit merchandise being imported into the United States with infringing trademarks under 19…
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CBP Seizes $1.3M Worth of Counterfeit Toys
This is an odd story about a counterfeit seizure case because it’s unclear how customs determined the value of the…
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Customs Seizure of Fake Toys & Purses valued at $500k
How would you like to cough up a half million dollars for importing counterfeit and infringing goods into the United…
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San Juan CBP officers seize counterfeit electronics
Many fail to grasp the importance of CBP seizures of counterfeit merchandise, and many fail to grasp they are liable for…
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Customs Counterfeit Seizure of Tablet Computers
As part of our ongoing efforts to analyze news in light of the customs laws and keep importers informed of…
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Customs Seizure & Penalty for Counterfeits and Uncertified Engines
Importing is a tricky business that presents a trap for the novice. You may think you can import merchandise that…
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Customs Seizure & Penalties for Fake & Faulty Hairdryers
Many fail to grasp the importance of customs seizing counterfeit merchandise. The reason might be a failure see the harm that it…
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Counterfeit Sunglasses Seized by Customs
Customs made another high value seizure of counterfeit merchandise being imported into the United States with infringing trademarks under 19…