Counterfeit Goods

Forwarders asked to watch for dangerous fake PPE in supply chains

Forwarders are being urged to be extra vigilant as criminals try to infiltrate the supply chain during the Covid-19 crisis.
UK Border Force and its partners have warned the industry it has identified trends showing criminals are exploiting the current situation, pushing fake  medicines and PPE into supply chains.
The agency said criminals were “specifically targeting the vulnerable and those at most risk during the Covid-19 crisis. These goods are not fit …

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More safety checks on containers could aid war on counterfeit goods

More container inspections could help fight the booming black market in counterfeit goods.
In January, Maersk announced it had begun piloting container inspections in the US in a bid to improve safety standards, following a string of containership fires playing havoc with supply chains.
However, one offshoot of this greater scrutiny could be to aid cross-industry efforts to combat the maritime trade in fake goods, according to Steven McLoughlin, co-chair of the …

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New moves to identify global markets for faked goods being sold online

Amazon UK, Germany and Canada have been named as “notorious markets” for counterfeit goods and blamed for being “unresponsive” and “non-compliant”.
The retail giant joins a list of major e-commerce companies, which includes Alibaba, Taibao and MercadoLibre, facing complaints over the sale of ‘faked goods’.
A US government list of these so-called notorious markets for fakes could be crucial information for forwarders, two were recently found liable for their part in shipping significant numbers...

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