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CBP, ICE HSI Report $1.2 Billion In Counterfeit Seizures In 2014; China 'Primary' Offender

In 2014, effective targeting of high risk shipments and frontline interceptions of cargo at America’s ports of entry resulted in more than 23,000 seizures of fake products worth an estimated $1.2 billion “that could have cheated or threatened the health of American consumers,” Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske said in announcing today the Intellectual Property Rights Seizure Statistics Fiscal Year 2014. 

“The People’s Republic of China remains the primary source economy for counterfeit and pirated goods seized with a total value of $772 million, representing 63 percent of all intellectual property rights (IPR) seizures by manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP). Hong Kong ranks second with $310 million or 25 percent.”