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What are the penalties for counterfeit wine?

Those who sell counterfeit wine will be ordered to stop selling, have the counterfeit wine confiscated, be fined, and have their business license revoked.

If the situation of selling counterfeit wine is serious, it will constitute the crime of selling goods with counterfeit registered trademarks. According to relevant regulations, anyone who knowingly sells goods with counterfeit registered trademarks 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 solely be fined. If the sales amount is more than 50,000 yuan, it falls into the "larger amount" category under this provision. Therefore, selling counterfeit wine for more than 50,000 yuan can constitute a crime, and the public security organs should file a case. If you do not know that it is counterfeit wine and sell it, it will not constitute a criminal offense.

If the perpetrator knows or should know that others are committing the crime of producing or selling counterfeit and inferior goods, and provides them with loans, funds, account numbers, invoices, certificates, licenses, or provides production and business premises or transportation and warehousing Those who provide conveniences such as , storage, and mailing, or provide counterfeit production technology shall be punished as criminals who commit the crime of producing and selling counterfeit and shoddy goods. Anyone who commits the crime of producing and selling counterfeit and inferior goods, and at the same time constitutes other crimes such as infringement of intellectual property rights, illegal business operations, etc., shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier penalties.

Legal Basis

"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 140 Producers and sellers guilty of producing and selling counterfeit and inferior products Whoever adulterates or adulterates products, passes off fake products as genuine products, passes off substandard products as good products, or passes off substandard products as qualified products, and the sales amount exceeds 50,000 yuan but less than 200,000 yuan, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years or criminal detention, and shall also be sentenced to Or a single fine of not less than 50% but not more than twice the sales amount shall be imposed; if the sales amount is not less than 200,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than two years but not more than seven years, and shall also be fined not less than 50% of the sales amount. A fine of not more than twice the sales amount; if the sales amount is more than 500,000 yuan but less than 2 million yuan, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years, and a fine of not less than 50% but not more than twice the sales amount; if the sales amount is more than 2 million yuan, The person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of 15 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than 50% but not more than twice the sales amount, or shall have property confiscated.