In the 2023 federal fiscal year, the San Juan Field Office executed 1,313 seizures with a combined MSRP of nearly $21 million. #NewsismyBusiness
The top three categories affecting consumer health and safety are personal care, pharmaceuticals and consumer electronics. #NewsismyBusiness
The top items seized by the San Juan Field Office are footwear, handbags and wallets, wearing apparel, jewelry, and watches.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers and Import Specialists in the Port of San Juan recently seized 1,869 counterfeit Viagra pills and 1,620 half-face motorcycle helmets that did not comply with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations, it announced. Combined, the confiscated items had a street value of $436,649, the agency confirmed. “Consumers and small […]
US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) San Juan Field Office — which is responsible for multiple ports of entry in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands — experienced a 175% growth in the number of counterfeit seizures in Fiscal 2021 to date in contrast to the same period in Fiscal 2020. In Fiscal 2020, […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations announced the seizure of counterfeit designer pendants and jewelry imported into Puerto Rico from Hong Kong via air courier. The estimated manufacturer suggested retail price of all the counterfeit products seized is approximately $1.2 million, had the goods been genuine, the agency said. “Consumers […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s San Juan Field Operations announced the seizure of 560 pairs of fake Apple AirPods imported into Puerto Rico from Hong Kong via air courier. Had these goods been genuine, the estimated manufacturer suggested retail price would have been about $111,440, the agency said. “This product is sought by consumers because […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and Import Specialist seized 138 shipments of counterfeit products during the month of January, including stacks of fake $100 bills. The estimated value of all the counterfeit products seized is $4.2 million, the agency confirmed. “CBP alone cannot stem the tide of counterfeit and pirated goods,” said Leida Colón, […]
U.S. District Court Judge Pedro Delgado-Hernández ruled against 40 defendants for selling and distributing counterfeit Playero Inc. products, slapping them with a global fine of more than $1 million for the infringements, this media outlet learned. According to the default judgment and permanent injunction issued Wednesday, the defendants were found guilty of breaching the familiar […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations announced the seizure of 289 shipments of counterfeit products imported into Puerto Rico via international mail or courier before the holidays. The estimated manufacturer suggested retail price of all the counterfeit products seized is $5.3 million. The domestic value of the purchased merchandise is $309,686, the […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Juan Field Operations announced the seizure of counterfeit products imported into Puerto Rico via international mail or courier before and after the holidays. The estimated manufacturer suggested retail price of all the counterfeit products seized to date is an estimated $15 million. The actual price of the purchased merchandise is […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations announced Thursday that approximately 115 seizures where made of counterfeit products, valued at more than $6.5 million, which were illegally imported into Puerto Rico via international mail.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations confirmed Tuesday a significant increase of more than 300 percent in the seizure of counterfeit merchandise during the first two quarters of federal fiscal year 2017 compared to the same period in FY2016.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Juan Field Operations announced today that 206 seizures where made of counterfeit products, valued at $1.5 million, which were illegally imported into Puerto Rico via international mail.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers announced Monday they completed the seizure of 10,000 counterfeit toy dolls arriving in a shipment from China to San Juan.
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