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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati recently seized a shipment of fake jewelry from China that was headed to a private residence in Akron.
The shipment contained 383 pieces of jewelry with trademarks of Cartier, Louis Vuitton and Van Cleef & Arpels.
Had the jewelry been genuine, it would have been worth $866,120, Customs said in a news release.
Cincinnati Port Director Richard Gillespie said in the release that intellectual property is an important part of the U.S. economy and that customs is working to protect the economy and consumers.
“We continue to enjoy unprecedented growth in e-commerce, and this growth serves as an ever-larger driving force behind the U.S. and world economies,” he said.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati recently seized shipments of fake earbuds and counterfeit jewelry from China.
One shipment contained 10,000 fake Apple earbuds and the other nearly 1,400 pieces of fake Cartier and Hermes jewelry, Customs said in a news release.
Had the earbuds and jewelry been genuine, the release said, they would have had a cumulative retail value of about $11,748,000.
“Buying counterfeit goods damages our economy and your bank account,” Cincinnati Port Director Richard Gillespie said in the release.
“Supporting counterfeiting enterprises also supports criminal activities such as money laundering and drug trafficking, and leaves the consumer with an inferior, if not dangerous, product.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati recently seized nearly 9,400 pieces of fake jewelry that came from China and was headed to Texas.
The jewelry was purported to be made by Bvlgari, Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Pandora, Rolex, Tiffany, Tous and Versace.
Had it been genuine, the jewelry would have been worth more than $4.2 million, Customs said in a news release.
“Intellectual property theft harms the U.S. economy and threatens the security, health and safety of the American people,” Cincinnati Port Director Richard Gillespie said in the release.
“Our officers are committed to protecting private industry and consumers and ensuring that legal trade continues to power our economy.”