CBP Seized $51M in Counterfeit Perfume Imports in FY 2011
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that in fiscal year 2011, it seized imports of counterfeit perfume valued at nearly $51 million. CBP’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) National Targeting and Analysis Group (NTAG) in Los Angeles targeted 138 commercial…
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shipments of perfumes in FY 2011 for possible trademark infringement. Fifty-two of these shipments were seized for infringing a trademark. The domestic value of the seized shipments, which contained more than one million pieces, was nearly $8 million. If the trademark had been genuine, the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the perfume would have been more than $45 million. The fake perfume that CBP most frequently intercepted was counterfeit “Sex in the City” perfume, which is related to the HBO movie and television series. CBP has been working with the right holder to crack down on these illegal imports. In the past year, more than 30 entities involved in the importation of counterfeit perfume have been uncovered.