£4.3m in fake goods seized at East Midlands Airport
30.05.06
Customs officers at East Midlands Airport have seized £4.3 million worth of fake goods since last May. These include 815 shipments of everything from 'Nike' trainers and 'Louis Vuitton' bags to tablets and pens.
Fake goods produced in China, India and Hong Kong, worth millions of pounds in the black market, have been flooding several British airports, resulting in large seizures by customs authorities.
Official sources say that China was the source for 70 percent of what was seized, with 11 percent from Hong Kong and 9 percent from India. The rest came from Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand, the US, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia, Italy, Lebanon and Singapore.
Reports say that fake cigarettes come almost entirely from China, as does much of the footwear. Half of what officers in Nottingham seized was footwear, and another quarter was clothes. Fake Tiffany jewellery, Gillette razor blades, Gameboy games and Rolex watches were among the other fakes seized.
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