According to Li Xinyu, a lawyer specializing in Customs Law of the United States, SSSPO, federal agencies such as the US customs have recently taken the biggest blow in the west coast. Counterfeit goods The import law enforcement action has resulted in the arrest and prosecution of all 8 employees and employees of the San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf company for importing, operating counterfeit clothing and other products.

Fisherman's Wharf (Fisherman 'sWharf) is a famous tourist attraction in San Francisco. In this operation, the US Customs seized nearly $100 million worth of clothing, handbag purses, jewellery watches, sunglasses and other items, involving more than 70 well-known trademarks, including Armani, LouisVuitton, Gucci, Nike, Coach, KateSpade. Oakley Burberry, DooneyandBourke and so on. The US Customs and judiciary officials revealed that the investigation began with more than 50 thousand pieces of imported counterfeit products which were intercepted by customs officers at Oakland port in 2007, and the manufacturer's suggested retail price was up to 2 million US dollars. Despite the seizure of goods, buyers of the goods continued to import and sell counterfeit goods. A suspect boasted to undercover agents that they could produce any trademark on the product, such as Prada or LouisVuitton. In the next 2 and a half years, the United States Customs conducted a thorough investigation of the source and sales channels of counterfeit goods, and searched the premises of many shops and suspects in the area, and seized more than 230 thousand products, including goods already delivered to these businesses and the goods being transported.

Businesses involved include L&JFashions, JCTradingCompany, NewCWKGiftStore, C&KGifts, and LaBellaBoutique. So far, 11 people have been charged with smuggling and operation. brand copycat Or conspiracy to manage counterfeit products. The defendants will face up to 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of up to 2 million dollars. Apart from fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco Chinatown is also the "worst hit area" for the import and sale of counterfeit goods. It is reported that many well-known brands employ private investigators to assist customs officers in the above actions.