Kosovo Customs Destroy Counterfeit Apparel, Footwear, Labels

The Kosovo customs officials have recently organized the destruction of a significant quantity of counterfeit apparel, footwear and labels, originating in Turkey and China.

On June 29, 2011, 1,743 pieces or pairs of fake textile products and footwear bearing the marks of Timberland, Abercrombie & Fitch, Levi’s, Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste and Puma were destroyed with a press cutting machine at the premises of the Rilindja printing and publishing house in the capital of Prishtina.

On July 14, 2011, 300 Nike, 200 Adidas and 200 Puma labels were destroyed with scalpel knives and scissors at the customs premises in the town of Kosovo Polje.

For more information, please contact Jelena Jankovic at our Balkan Regional Office.

Source: Kosovo Customs