Overview
- Officers intercepted the parcel on November 17 after it arrived from Taiwan en route to a residence in Houston.
- The shipment contained 160 Rolex Just Date watches bearing protected trademarks that were seized after inspection.
- CBP’s Centers of Excellence and Expertise determined the watches were inauthentic.
- Had the items been genuine, the manufacturer’s suggested retail price would have totaled $2.57 million.
- CBP says counterfeit sales are a profitable transnational crime and warns that fake goods, including medications, cosmetics, toys and electronics, can endanger consumers and harm legitimate businesses.