Overview
- On October 23 near Chicago International Airport, officers intercepted a parcel from China bound for a Chicago residence containing 26 watches and two bracelets seized for counterfeit marks.
- On October 28 in Louisville, officers seized two Hong Kong shipments with 53 counterfeit watches addressed to Union City, Georgia and Doral, Florida, valued at $6.6 million if genuine.
- CBP’s Centers of Excellence and Expertise determined the items bore inauthentic trademarks covering brands such as Richard Mille, Rolex, Hublot, Cartier, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Diesel, G‑Shock, and Swarovski.
- The Chicago seizure carried a quoted MSRP exceeding $8.5 million if authentic, bringing the combined total for the two cases to roughly $15.1 million.
- Louisville’s seized goods were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for further inspection, as CBP underscores that counterfeit trade harms U.S. businesses and can fund organized crime.