CBP Seizes More than $20 Million Worth of Counterfeit Merchandise in New York
CBP officers at the Port of New York/New Jersey recently inspected a shipment of imported merchandise declared on entry documents as “plastics,” finding instead a huge score of counterfeit handbags, belts and wallets, the agency said in a press release.…
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The 537 cartons carried goods with Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Michael Kors trademarks in violation of federal trademark law. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the bags, belts, and wallets, if genuine, was estimated to be more than $20 million.