CBP, HSI seize $14.7M in counterfeit merchandise Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection March 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Federal authorities said they seized about $14.7 million in counterfeit merchandise at the World Trade Bridge.Courtesy photo /U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Electronics and Machinery Centers of Excellence and Expertise and Homeland Security Investigation’s (HSI) Border Enforcement Security Task Force Financial/Commercial Fraud group in a collaborative effort seized $14.7 million in counterfeit electronics devices, toys and furniture infringing on multiple CBP-registered trademarks. “This significant seizure is attributable to the dedicated work of our Machinery and Electronics Center import specialists and CBP officers across the country working with our HSI partners to identify, detect and interdict a large quantity of counterfeit electronics goods attempting to enter the U.S.,” said Center Director Juan J. Porras, Machinery Centers of Excellence and Expertise. “Their continued hard work helps us to safeguard the revenue and protect American companies and ultimately consumers from inferior and unsafe counterfeit goods that undercut legitimate products and from paying higher prices at retail stores.”