U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are telling holiday shoppers to be on alert after more than 13,000 counterfeit designer products were seized from a cargo shipment from China. CBP officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport and other personnel intercepted a total of 13,586 counterfeit products, including fake designer bags and clothing items bearing logos resembling that of Gucci, Chanel, Fendi, YSL, and Louis Vuitton. The shipment was seized on Nov. 9. The seized merchandise, if genuine, would have a combined manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $30,437,775, according to the federal agency. Counterfeit products are now being posted on “seemingly legitimate listings on well-known websites,” the CBP announced. “Bad actors exploit e-commerce operations by selling counterfeit and unsafe goods through online platforms, particularly during the holiday season when shoppers are looking for deals,” Donald R. Kusser, port director of the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, said in a statement. “If …
Over 13,000 Fake Designer Products From China Seized, Holiday Shoppers Told to Beware
December 4, 2021
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