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CBP Seizes Hundreds of Counterfeit Luxury Watches and Millions in Fake Goods

The agency says the shipments moved through e‑commerce small‑package channels and is urging buyers to use authorized sellers and report suspected knockoffs.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized counterfeit goods at George Bush Intercontinental Airport that the agency said would have been worth $3.7 million if genuine.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized counterfeit goods at George Bush Intercontinental Airport that the agency said would have been worth $3.7 million if genuine.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized counterfeit goods at George Bush Intercontinental Airport that the agency said would have been worth $3.7 million if genuine.
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Overview

  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that officers at the Port of Louisville intercepted a shipment from Hong Kong on July 31 containing 300 counterfeit Audemars Piguet watches with a combined MSRP of about $43 million if genuine.
  • CBP in Louisville says that seizure is one of three in June and July that together uncovered 875 fake Audemars Piguet watches with a notional MSRP exceeding $1.25 billion.
  • Indianapolis CBP officers at an express consignment facility inspected a package from Hong Kong that contained 96 counterfeit luxury watches with an estimated MSRP above $4.5 million if real.
  • On August 7, CBP’s Trade Enforcement Team at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport seized roughly $3.7 million in counterfeit goods, including fake MLB and Nike apparel, Louis Vuitton bags, Cartier sunglasses, and Jaguar Land Rover parts.
  • CBP trade experts confirmed the items were inauthentic and said more than 90% of counterfeit seizures happen in international mail and express channels tied to e‑commerce, warning the goods fund organized crime, harm U.S. businesses, can pose safety risks, and advising reporting via the agency’s e‑Allegations portal or 1‑800‑BE‑ALERT.