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Counterfeit casebook
Officially reported cases, without turning a seizure photograph or headline into a verdict about another item.
Confirmed cases, bounded conclusions
Each entry below is based on a named public authority. It records what that authority reported about a seizure, charge or enforcement result. It does not let a reader identify an unrelated item from appearance alone.
Louisville watch shipment
CBP reported a shipment containing 152 counterfeit watches and 32 counterfeit watch parts. The agency stated an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail value of more than $9 million had the items been genuine.
What this supports: a documented enforcement event at shipment level. It does not create a visual checklist for a private watch.
Read the CBP release →
Camden handbags and watches
Police reported counterfeit clothing, handbags and watches seized in two Camden shops. The release records 2,000 counterfeit handbags in one shop and jewellery, watches and other goods in another.
What this supports: the authority’s reported seizure and categories. Arrest reporting is not a final finding about every person involved.
Read the police release →Wilmington designer-brand shipment
CBP reported detaining and then seizing a shipment of handbags after trademark verification, with a stated genuine-equivalent manufacturer’s suggested retail value of $151,000.
What this supports: the authority’s reported result. MSRP-if-genuine is not the market value of counterfeit goods.
Read the CBP release →EU-wide 2024 detentions
The European Commission and EUIPO reported 112 million counterfeit goods detained in the EU internal market and at the border during 2024, with an estimated retail value of €3.8 billion.
What this supports: aggregate enforcement scale across many categories; it is not a model-specific authentication statistic.
Read the Commission release →Five jewelry shipments in two nights
CBP reported seizing five shipments containing counterfeit jewelry, including 318 bracelets bearing unauthorized versions of Cartier trademarks, with a combined genuine-equivalent MSRP above $25 million.
What this supports: the agency’s shipment-level determination and stated valuation method. It does not establish a home visual test for a bracelet.
Read the CBP release →Counterfeit jewelry valued above $3 million
CBP reported intercepting a shipment of counterfeit jewelry and noted that fiscal-year 2025 seizures spanned nearly 79 million counterfeit items across many product categories.
What this supports: a current enforcement record and broader scale context—not the authenticity of any unrelated listing.
Read the CBP release →How cases enter this archive
- A public authority, court or prosecutor must be named and linked.
- The wording distinguishes seizure, allegation, charge, conviction and final judgment.
- Values retain the authority’s basis, such as “had the goods been genuine”.
- No private seller or social account is labelled counterfeit from user-submitted photographs.