Romania Customs Seize EUR 3,434,733 Worth of Counterfeit Goods

During regular controls between March 1 and March 31, 2010, the customs officials at Romania’s port of Constanta, on the western coast of the Black Sea, seized items bearing top brand names, believed to be counterfeit, worth approximately EUR 3,434,733 (USD 4,671,952).

The seized goods include 9,500 pairs of shoes, 16,188 clothing items (jackets, caps, T-shirts), 17,050 sportswear items (shorts and T-shirts), 7,488 pairs of leggings, 8,000 leather articles (bags, wallets, key chains), 13,790 balls, 214 printer cartridges, 416 furniture parts and 10,000 zippers, bearing the marks of Gucci, Y-3, Lotto, Fendi, D&G, Armani, FIFA World Cup, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Juventus, Barcelona, Adidas, Ferrari, BMW, Lexmark, Hewlett-Packard and Septwolves.

For more information, please contact Marius Ciobanasu at our Romania office.

Source: Romanian Customs