Counterfeit Goods

Retail Asia31/12/2018

Hong Kong Customs has seized more than 1300 items of suspected counterfeit cosmetics after raids on three sites this week. In an anti-counterfeiting operation conducted with the assistance of the trademark owners, customs officers took enforcement action at four dispensaries, five medicine stores and a warehouse. The raids took place in Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong […]

Retail Asia29/11/2018

India’s e-commerce major Snapdeal Monday said it has launched ‘Brand Shield’, an anti-counterfeiting programme to help brands report counterfeit products being sold on its platform. The programme has been designed based on the inputs received from various brand owners, Snapdeal said in a statement. The programme is aimed at enabling a structured interaction between the platform and […]

Retail Asia21/08/2018

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Singaporean police have found $1.03 million worth of fake goods at Sim Lim Square. The counterfeit products were seized from four retail outlets in the high-profile shopping centre. Some 6000 pieces of trademark-infringing items including laptop power adaptors, batteries, LCD screens, power supply units, cables and earpieces were seized in the raid and three men […]

Retail Asia01/03/2017

Alibaba Group has called for tougher laws, stricter enforcement and stiffer penalties to crack down on purveyors of counterfeit goods in China. At a press conference at its headquarters in Hangzhou, Alibaba said China’s “ambiguous counterfeiting laws” were hampering authorities’ ability to build legal cases against counterfeiters, resulting in a low conviction rate that is […]

Retail Asia21/12/2016

Thailand is clamping down on counterfeit branded goods with plans for a campaign to target tourists. The Thai Commerce Ministry is seeking the support of foreign embassies as it launches its “Stop Fake Goods” campaign, aimed at travellers. Meantime, the government says it will stringently inspect traders for counterfeit goods, including examining their tax-payment history. […]

Retail Asia30/12/2015

Hong Kong Customs officials report they have arrested a record number of teenagers for selling counterfeit goods online via social media. According to a report in the South China Morning Post, officials have arrested double the number of teenagers in the first 11 months of 2015 as in the entire previous year. The majority of […]

Retail Asia27/11/2015

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China’s number 2 eCommerce player JD.com has axed its consumer to consumer online storePaipai.com in a bid, it says, to cut sales of counterfeit goods. The store will be closed by December 31 and after a transitional period of three months, the company will completely close down the website of Paipai.com. “The shutdown of the […]

Tag: Counterfeit Goods

HK customs seized counterfeit cosmetics

Snapdeal unveils ‘Brand Shield’ to help firms fight counterfeits

Police seized counterfeit goods at Sim Lim Square

Alibaba seeks tougher penalties for counterfeit goods

Thailand targets counterfeit branded goods

Boom in teenage arrests for selling counterfeit goods online

Paipai.com axed to fight counterfeiting