Romanian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Footwear, Toys

In the period December 9, 2011 – January 11, 2012, the Romanian customs officials seized a considerable amount of goods believed to be counterfeit, worth more than EUR 1 million (USD 1.3 million).

The seizures were made at the port of Constanta, eastern Romania, the town of Bechet, southern Romania and the capital of Bucharest.

The seized goods include:

• 31,464 pieces of clothing, footwear and accessories bearing the Dolce & Gabbana, Converse All Star, Puma, Adidas, Nike, Armani, Versace, Prada, Burberry and Hermes marks;
• 13,225 toys bearing the Disney and Transformers marks;
• 4,500 watches bearing the Diesel mark;
• An unidentified number of wallets bearing the Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Adidas marks, children’s socks bearing the Disney mark, bags bearing the Burberry mark and hairstylers bearing the Instyler mark.

For more information, please contact Roxana Sarghi at our Romania office.

Source: Romanian Customs