The customs officers managed to seize four shipments from Thailand in the freight area of the customs warehouse at Vienna Airport, containing a total of 5,121 counterfeit branded items.
Vienna Airport: Customs Seized Thousands of Counterfeit Branded Products
2-01-2025, 10:47
During a focused operation in mid-November at Vienna Airport, customs officials made a significant strike against the trade in counterfeit branded products.
Numerous Counterfeit Shoes, Bags, and Jewelry Seized at Vienna Airport
The counterfeits included 1,402 pairs of shoes, 1,279 bags or backpacks, 415 sports shirts, 378 caps, 193 jackets, 318 pieces of jewelry, 115 belts, 318 tracksuits, and 342 pieces of packaging material. The shipments were intended to be transported from Thailand via Austria to the United Kingdom or the Netherlands. Finance Minister Gunter Mayr expressed his pleasure at the success of the customs officers: "Product piracy is not a minor offense. These counterfeits harm honest businesses and, with usually inferior quality, also consumers." The counterfeit goods were seized and the rights holders were informed.
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