US customs officers seized a container filled with more than $30 million worth of fake designer bags and clothing at a Los Angeles port ahead of the holiday season.
CBP officers found bags, shirts and pants bearing counterfeit logos including Gucci and Louis Vuitton at the Los Angeles Seaport on November 9, the CPB said in a statement released December 2.The container of 13,586 items had been shipped from China and would have had a combined estimated recommended retail price of $30,437,775, it said.Customs officers seize counterfeit jewelry that if genuine would have been worth $5.
Amazon destroyed more than 2 million counterfeit products last year"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," Kusser said in the statement."If the price of the product seems too good to be true, it probably is."In a release in late November, the CBP said that counterfeit products cost the global economy more than $500 billion annually.
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