On the 8th, Nanning Customs in Guangxi seized 120 boxes of fake cosmetics sets with the "CHANEL" logo, including 1,080 pieces of powder, lipstick, liquid foundation, etc. The holder cannot provide relevant legal certificates. Recently, the demand for cosmetics has increased significantly. Customs reminds you not to buy goods from unknown sources just to save money.
The spokesperson of Nanning Customs informed that recently, Pingxiang Customs, a subsidiary of Nanning Customs, discovered suspicious goods contained in a vehicle declared for the mutual trade at the Kafeng cargo yard in the Sino-Vietnamese Puzhai Mutual City, and immediately inspected the vehicle. After careful inspection, 120 boxes of cosmetics sets with the "CHANEL" logo were seized. Each box contained powder cake, lip glaze, lipstick, liquid foundation, etc., totaling 1,080 pieces. The holder of this batch of cosmetics was unable to provide relevant legal certificates and was suspected of infringing the trademark exclusive rights of the relevant rights holders. The on-site customs officer suspended customs clearance of this batch of goods.
The spokesperson also introduced that in 2016, Pingxiang Customs increased its efforts to protect intellectual property rights and crack down on infringement activities. It seized 98 cases of intellectual property rights, involving 205,000 pieces of goods that infringed on intellectual property rights. The case value is 11.343 million yuan. Among them, a total of 104,000 pieces of goods were seized in the freight channel, involving infringement of the intellectual property rights of 22 brands. It was the largest number and highest value export infringement case seized by the Nanning Customs District in the freight channel in recent years.
Nanning Customs reminds consumers that when purchasing brand-name products, especially cosmetics and skin care products that directly come into contact with the skin, try to buy them at regular counters or shopping malls, and do not buy products from unknown sources in order to save money. If there are quality problems with the goods, it is difficult to safeguard rights due to the lack of certificates.