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By Tom Latek
Kentucky Today
In just 24 hours, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at the Port of Louisville seized three shipments containing a total of 2,387 pieces of jewelry including rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings bearing designer trademarks.
The items were deemed to be inauthentic by CBP’s Centers of Excellence and Expertise, the agency’s trade experts, but if they had been genuine, would have had a combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of over $10.08 million.
On July 1, CBP seized the first shipment, which originated from China and was found to contain jewelry bearing the trademarks of famous luxury brands. The items were seized for infringing on the designer’s protected trademarks that had been recorded with CBP for border enforcement through the e-Recordation program. The shipment contained a total of 1,466 pieces of jewelry and was heading to a residence in Brooklyn, New York. Had the items been genuine, the MSRP for these products would have been over $5.13 million.
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