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CBP Intercepts 10,000 Counterfeit Designer Handbags

CBP Officers at the Miami seaport on July 15 seized 10,788 counterfeit Gucci and Coach handbags arriving in a shipment from China, valued at the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of about $4,904,160, said CBP (here). "CBP officers initially suspected the…

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handbags to be counterfeit since they did not appear to be of the quality consistent with the products normally authorized and manufactured by the trademark holders," the agency said.