More than 90,000 fake cosmetic products seized at Chinese port
They were part of massive haul of over 53 million goods confiscated last month in the eastern city of Ningbo after a tip-off
Customs officers seized more than 90,000 fake cosmetic products bound for export in Ningbo last month – the biggest batch of counterfeit make-up ever found at the eastern Chinese port.
The discovery was part of a bumper haul of more than 53 million fake, undeclared and defective goods confiscated from the same shipment at the industrial hub in Zhejiang province, Shanghai-based news outlet Thepaper.cn reported on Monday.
The city’s customs bureau received a tip-off on July 7 that two cargo containers of fake make-up bound for Vietnam and Bangladesh would be packed in the nearby city of Yiwu then sent from Ningbo, the report said.
Other items intercepted by customs officers included lighter fluid and badminton racquets – all of it counterfeit and intended for online shoppers, one of the traders responsible for the delivery told the news outlet.
The traders involved had been “dealt with” by the relevant authorities, the report said, without elaborating. It did not give an estimated value for the seized goods.
