Category Archives: Counterfeit Brands

According to Mail Online, a Chinese-run website is selling counterfeit designer goods so close to the real thing that only a microscope could reveal they were fakes.

High-quality copies of clothes, bags and shoes from luxury labels including Chanel and Hermes are being sold for less than one per cent of the genuine products’ retail prices.

According to the Cheshire Standard website, an online trader avoided jail despite admitting to selling thousands of fake Apple products.

Andrew Peter Twigg set up a company to sell spare parts and accessories for Apple iPhones and iPads via an eBay store and his own company website.

The Cornwall Live website reports that a Newquay man narrowly avoided a jail sentence but has received a fine of £285,000 for selling counterfeit goods.

Daniel Pettit allowed customers to order products to be printed with images or designs relating to brands including Fortnite, Call of Duty and North Face.

The Northern Echo website reports that North Yorkshire trading standards officers have tracked down and stopped a £400,000 fake watches operation.

Nearly 1,000 fake watches were confiscated from Watch Cabin Ltd, and James Christopher Lum, the businessman in charge of the operation.

According to an article on The Fashion Law website, a recent survey from the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office [UKIPO] revealed that over 13% of participants claim their purchasing of counterfeit products has been influenced by social media endorsements.

The National website reports that shoppers have been warned of the serious health risks of drinking counterfeit alcohol this 2021 festive season.
Food Standards Scotland said the sharp rise in food and drink sales over Christmas increases the risk of illegal and counterfeit alcohol finding its way onto the Scottish market.