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CTSI Warns Unsafe Fake Labubu Dolls Have Flooded UK Market

CTSI urges shoppers to verify holographic stickers, QR codes and UV stamps to avoid toxic knockoffs posing choking and suffocation hazards.

The global craze for Labubu dolls has led to a massive surge in counterfeits.
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Image of an unsafe counterfeit Labubu doll shared by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.
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Overview

  • Chartered Trading Standards officers seized thousands of counterfeit Labubu dolls across the UK, including more than 2,000 confiscations in North Tyneside following parental complaints.
  • Counterfeit toys often violate the UK’s Toys (Safety) Regulations by lacking CE or UKCA markings and importer details and may contain lead, harmful dyes or banned plasticisers.
  • Since June, Chinese customs authorities have intercepted many thousands of “Lafufu” knockoffs bound for export, targeting large-scale production of fake Labubus.
  • Pop Mart suspended in-store UK sales in May after crowding and fights and added official anti-counterfeit markings to its blind-box packaging.
  • Rising resale values have spurred thefts, including a Los Angeles break-in that saw thieves steal thousands of dollars in Labubu stock for the secondary market.