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What is the crime of selling fake goods?

Selling counterfeit goods is a crime of selling goods with counterfeit registered trademarks. The crime of selling goods with counterfeit registered trademarks refers to the act of selling goods that are knowingly counterfeit and registered trademarks, with a sales amount of more than 50,000 yuan.

First of all, the perpetrator sells counterfeit goods, which is an illegal act. If the circumstances are serious and the amount is large, he will bear criminal liability. Moreover, according to the specific circumstances of the crime, the following penalties will be imposed:

1. If the sales amount is relatively large, that is, if the sales amount is more than 50,000 yuan, the person will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention. , and shall be fined or solely fined; 2. If the sales amount is huge, that is, if the sales amount is more than 250,000 yuan, he will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years, and shall also be fined. Chi Ru

Secondly, those who sell counterfeit goods and do not reach the above amount do not need to bear corresponding criminal liability, but must accept the following penalties:

1. Be ordered to stop production and sales; 2. Products illegally produced and sold will be confiscated; 3. A fine of not less than 50% but not more than three times the value of the illegally produced or sold products will be imposed; 4. Those with illegal gains will be fined Illegal gains shall be confiscated; 5. If the circumstances are serious, the business license shall be revoked. Therefore, sellers who sell counterfeit goods do not necessarily have to bear criminal liability. The details must be determined based on the sales amount.

Legal basis: Article 214 of the "Criminal Law" stipulates that anyone who knowingly sells goods with counterfeit registered trademarks of Yingxing, and the sales amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or a fine alone; if the sales amount is huge, the person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years, and shall also be fined.