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CBP Intercepts Over $6 Million in Counterfeit Jewelry

CBP Officers at Miami International Airport seized 720 pieces of pirated jewelry, valued at the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of more than $6 million on June 16, said CBP (here). While inspecting the shipment, CBP officers realized that "the merchandise…

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was imitation jewelry that bore a false, non-genuine copyright clearly piratical to the federally recorded copyright," CBP said. The jewelry, shipped from Hong Kong, featured Van Cleef & Arpels' copyrighted design.