On June 19 and June 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville seized five shipments containing a total of almost 2,200 pieces of counterfeit jewelry.
On June 19 the first shipment arrived from China, heading to a residence in Pennsylvania. Officers seized 318 bracelets for bearing unauthorized versions of Cartier trademarks. Later in the night, CBP seized another shipment, this one arriving from Hong Kong and heading to a residence in Tampa. This second shipment contained more inauthentic jewelry, specifically 490 necklaces, 205 pair of earrings, and 80 rings, bearing unauthorized trademarks owned by Van Cleef and Arpels
On the night of June 20 officers seized three shipments all containing inauthentic Cartier bracelets, 800 in total. All of these shipments came from China; two of the shipments were heading to a residence in Fayetteville, North Carolina and the third shipment was heading to Michigan.
The 2,193 items were deemed to bear counterfeit marks by CBP’s Centers of Excellence and Expertise, the agency’s trade experts. Had these goods been genuine, the five shipments would have had a combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of over $25.32 million…