Hong Kong customs seizes HK$44 million worth of fake goods, with luxury brands Rolex, Chanel and Patek Philippe among haul
- Officers discover 78,000 counterfeit products in 22 cases in two-week operation code-named ‘Tracer’
- Products were intended to be sent to places such as Dubai, Germany and the US, source says
Hong Kong customs officers have seized more than HK$44 million (US$5.6 million) worth of fake brand-name products ranging from watches to sports shoes and arrested three men in a two-week operation against contraband goods.
The Customs and Excise Department on Friday revealed officers from its intellectual property investigation bureau discovered more than 78,000 counterfeit products in 22 cases. Seized items include watches, leather handbags, clothing, sports shoes and phone accessories.
Inspector Vincent Leung Cheuk-fai from the bureau said the investigation found about 90 per cent of the contraband was destined for overseas, while the rest was intended to be sold locally.
He said most of the goods were seized from the sorting centres of more than 10 logistic companies in the New Territories before being shipped out of the city.
A source familiar with the case said: “The seized items included more than 7,000 knock-off watches worth HK$18 million that were destined for the Middle East, Europe and America, including places such as Dubai, the Netherlands, Germany, France and the United States.”
