Counterfeit Goods Seizures Total Nearly 15,000 in 2009

(Industry Week – Jill Jusko)

China remains the top country of origin for counterfeit and pirated goods, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Fiscal 2009 was a busy one for the U.S. government agencies charged with keeping counterfeit goods outside the country’s borders. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made 14,841 seizures of counterfeit and pirated goods for the fiscal year, according to the agencies’ annual report. The domestic value of the goods was $260.7 million. (Domestic value is the cost of making the illegal goods in a foreign country, plus the shipping and other costs required to bring the merchandise in to the U.S.)

Read more here. To view the full annual report, go to Fiscal 2008 Seizure Statistics.