COUNTERFEIT fashion seizures has gone down, according to a recent report from WWD. According to a report by US customs released last week (January 2013). Fewer counterfeit fashion and apparel products were seized in 2012 than in 2011. Officials intercepted sales of 7,800 fake apparel goods worth up to $133 million (£87.3 million) in 2012, according to a report by . In comparison, a total of 8,094 clothing items valued at $142.3 million (£90 million) were seized in 2011.
Additionally, for the fiscal year 2012, US customs seized $511.2 million (£321.8 million) worth of fake handbags and wallets; $186.9 million (£117.7 million) worth of counterfeit watches and jewellery; and $103.3 million (£65 million) worth of footwear. A total of 697 websites facilitating the sale of counterfeit goods were taken down over the last 12 months. China is named as the number-one source of imitation products.
"As online commerce continues to expand, we are seeing more international criminal organisations exploiting cyberspace to further their criminal enterprises," said Lev Kubiak, director of the National Intellectual Property Rights Centre. "Websites are increasingly the front end or entry point for consumers, businesses and criminal organisations to the international supply chain."
Our own intelligence supports Lev Kubiak findings that websites are indeed increasingly the front end or entry point for consumers and urge the public that as counterfeits have become more sophisticated that luxury authentication is still one of the most successful ways to minimise the risk of being duped out of your hard earned money.
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