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US Customs Seizure Statistics 2008: "China number one, India number two and Hong Kong number three counterfeit producer"

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and U.S. Customs Enforcement divisions of Homeland Security gives some statistics about the numbers, characteristics and origins of counterfeit goods seized in the U.S. in 2008.
IPR seizures of goods from China rose 40 % by value in 2008. Footwear from China accounts for almost 96% of all IPR infringing footwear. "In 2008, China, India, and Hong Kong, the top three trading partners for IPR seizures overall, accounted for 94% of all IPR seizures of products posing potential safety or security risks." Read more about on the CBP.gov site here.

IPR seizures counterfeit products originating from:

• 1. China $ 221.7 million (81 %);
• 2. India $ 16.2 million (6 %);
• 3. Hong Kong $ 13.4 million (5 %);
• 4. Taiwan $ 2.6 million (1 %);
• 5. South Korea $1 million (<1%).

Read more statistics here.

Full post as published by IP Dragon on January 14, 2009 (boomark / email).