6,000 fake Euro 2024, Copa America jerseys among items worth HK$52 million seized in Hong Kong
- ‘It is the biggest seizure of counterfeit goods in terms of number and value so far this year,’ senior superintendent says
Hong Kong customs has seized counterfeit products worth HK$52 million (US$6.7 million), including more than 6,000 fake Uefa Euro 2024 and Copa America football jerseys, in a three-week operation.
Acting senior superintendent Peggy Tam Pui-ying of customs’ intellectual property investigation bureau said on Wednesday an investigation revealed the shirts were destined for America, Europe and the Middle East.
The items, which could fetch as much as HK$2.4 million if sold in those regions, included counterfeit England and France jerseys.
Tam said the fake kits were seized during the operation between June 3 and 23 before being shipped out of the city. They were from more than 20 cross-boundary transshipments on the premises of citywide logistics companies.
Customs officers also arrested two people and seized an additional 31 counterfeit jerseys during raids on two online stores.
Tam said the price range of fake jerseys in the city’s underground market was between HK$175 and HK$250, while the genuine ones cost from HK$600 to more than HK$1,000.