CBP Seizes 3 Million Pieces of Counterfeit Party Supplies
October 21, 2009On October 16, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials announced the seizure of more than 3.4 million pieces of party supplies with counterfeit trademarks. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the party supplies is more than $4.2 million, and they have an estimated domestic value of $120,064.
The party supplies consisted of paper party hats, plastic table covers, plastic party loot bags, balloons, invitation cards, cups and plates. The counterfeit trademarks included Dora the Explorer, Spiderman, Spongebob Squarepants, Go Diego Go, and many others.
“CBP is charged with enforcing trade laws and we continue to devote substantial resources to target, intercept, detain, seize and forfeit shipments of goods that violate these laws,” said Kevin Weeks, CBP director of Field Operations, Los Angeles. CBP officers and import specialists work diligently to intercept shipments containing counterfeit and pirated items.
