Crack down on counterfeit products! CBP seizes 86 Chinese championship rings!

It is learned that according to foreign media reports, recently at the Chicago port of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials seized 86 counterfeit championship rings from China, including those from the Chicago Bulls (24), New York Yankees (34), St. Louis Cardinals (22) and Philadelphia Eagles (6).

The Chicago Trade Enforcement Team and CBP experts said that CBP will crack down on counterfeit products. The import of counterfeit goods will cause huge revenue losses, undermine the U.S. economy, and threaten the health and safety of the American people. If these 86 rings are real, they will be sold for as much as $2.38 million.

LaFonda Sutton-Burke, director of the Chicago Customs Enforcement Bureau, said that in Chicago, fans and collectors will spend high prices to buy sports souvenirs, but many dealers sell counterfeit goods under the name of genuine goods, which will seriously harm the interests of Chicago consumers. The Chicago police will work with CBP to prevent sports fans from being deceived and buying counterfeit goods.

It is learned that in fiscal year 2019, CBP and Customs Enforcement seized 27,599 goods that violated intellectual property rights, many of which were inevitably from China. It can be understood that CBP is strengthening supervision of imported goods and cracking down on counterfeit products, so major sellers should strive to register intellectual property rights (IPR) for their products to prevent their products from being seized.

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