Word of Warning for U.S. Importers
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Often, counterfeiters affix fake U.L. labels to untested electrical equipment, deceiving consumers and potentially causing unsafe products to find their way into United States markets.
If someone says they are approved get the certification number it can be checked. This goes for CE Marking, FCC, RoHs, EPA ect...
Your responsible for whatever you import or you can be fined heavily. Once a trademark or copyright has been federally registered in the United States and recorded with CBP, all shipments containing goods which violate those rights are subject to detention, seizure and destruction. For the month of November, I looked up press releases from Sea Port Customs and found over 160 million dollars of fake items were confiscated and destroyed. These range from fake electronics of all kinds with fake certifications, items subject to EPA standards, and in California the biggest amount of destroyed items were Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Coach, Levi Strauss, and Nike.
****Once again, Importers violating these laws may be subject to civil penalties and criminal prosecution.******
Think of it, loosing your total investment and then because you didn't do your homework getting fined $25,000.00USD even if you only imported a few thousand dollars of products. Also if you import with out the proper certifications you can be personally held liable for any kind of injuryies incurred.
Ranger
If someone says they are approved get the certification number it can be checked. This goes for CE Marking, FCC, RoHs, EPA ect...
Your responsible for whatever you import or you can be fined heavily. Once a trademark or copyright has been federally registered in the United States and recorded with CBP, all shipments containing goods which violate those rights are subject to detention, seizure and destruction. For the month of November, I looked up press releases from Sea Port Customs and found over 160 million dollars of fake items were confiscated and destroyed. These range from fake electronics of all kinds with fake certifications, items subject to EPA standards, and in California the biggest amount of destroyed items were Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Coach, Levi Strauss, and Nike.
****Once again, Importers violating these laws may be subject to civil penalties and criminal prosecution.******
Think of it, loosing your total investment and then because you didn't do your homework getting fined $25,000.00USD even if you only imported a few thousand dollars of products. Also if you import with out the proper certifications you can be personally held liable for any kind of injuryies incurred.
Ranger
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05 Dec 2007 00:42
Post 2 of 11
Replying to [Ranger]: It seems one may have too much of homework being a US importer.
05 Dec 2007 16:42
Post 3 of 11
Replying to [Ranger]:too many certifictions ,i am tired of it.
05 Dec 2007 17:12
Post 4 of 11
Quoting from [Tangshenghua]:
Replying to [Ranger]:too many certifictions ,i am tired of it.
Thanks Ranger, had not thought to even mention fake UL labels etc.
Tang, the certification is there for a reason...... to save lives! If that is too much for you to bother with then sell to people you don;t mind killing with defective products!
07 Dec 2007 20:14
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Replying to [Ranger]:Where can I get all this information so avoid all these problems with customs
30 Dec 2007 11:24
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Replying to [EZ money]:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/legal/informed_compliance_pubs/
Ranger
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/legal/informed_compliance_pubs/
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31 Dec 2007 01:29
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Replying to [Ranger:
In your post you talked about doing the homework, what are example questions to ask the supplier prior to importing their products?
In your post you talked about doing the homework, what are example questions to ask the supplier prior to importing their products?
02 Jan 2008 14:36
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Replying to [Foow]:
Well, you are right.
I am thinking the best way to do business safely is to employ a representative of your own company states in China to monitor the goods you are importing from China.
Jasmine in China
Well, you are right.
I am thinking the best way to do business safely is to employ a representative of your own company states in China to monitor the goods you are importing from China.
Jasmine in China
13 Jan 2008 18:58
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If you are in the counterfeit business anyway, you deserve to be caught and fined.
I'm so tired of these chinese factories pumping out fake goods such as handbags. Customs in the US is cracking down on it.
I'm so tired of these chinese factories pumping out fake goods such as handbags. Customs in the US is cracking down on it.
15 Jan 2008 11:49
Post 10 of 11
Here's a good article I found today. If your business is counterfeiting, you need to do something else. You will be caught.
Accessories Counterfeiters Nabbed
By Liza Casabona
Three defendants were indicted and arrested this week for importing more than 300,000 counterfeit luxury handbags and wallets with an estimated value of $100 million.
The goods, made in China, touted brands such as Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Gucci and others.
According to court documents, a motion to seal the case was filed Oct. 2, 2007. It was unsealed Wednesday. Chong Lam, Siu Yung Chan, also known as Joyce Chan, and Eric Yuen were charged with one count of conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods, four counts of trafficking counterfeits and two counts of illegal smuggling.
Lam and Chan were arrested in New York on Wednesday. Yuen was arrested on Thursday in Las Vegas. Also on Wednesday federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents searched the defendants store on West 30th Street in New York and executed a restraining order to seize assets.
The seized assets included 29 bank accounts and three New York properties. Investigators estimated that the defendants had received at least $16 million from sales of the illicit goods.
The penalties in the case could be as much as 55 years in prison and $8.75 million in fines for each defendant if they are convicted.
Accessories Counterfeiters Nabbed
By Liza Casabona
Three defendants were indicted and arrested this week for importing more than 300,000 counterfeit luxury handbags and wallets with an estimated value of $100 million.
The goods, made in China, touted brands such as Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Gucci and others.
According to court documents, a motion to seal the case was filed Oct. 2, 2007. It was unsealed Wednesday. Chong Lam, Siu Yung Chan, also known as Joyce Chan, and Eric Yuen were charged with one count of conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods, four counts of trafficking counterfeits and two counts of illegal smuggling.
Lam and Chan were arrested in New York on Wednesday. Yuen was arrested on Thursday in Las Vegas. Also on Wednesday federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents searched the defendants store on West 30th Street in New York and executed a restraining order to seize assets.
The seized assets included 29 bank accounts and three New York properties. Investigators estimated that the defendants had received at least $16 million from sales of the illicit goods.
The penalties in the case could be as much as 55 years in prison and $8.75 million in fines for each defendant if they are convicted.
18 Jan 2008 08:59
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Replying to [club509]: First you need to know your product. Second you need to know that you can't buy authentic products except through authorized distributors of the brand name. Knowing these things then one can assume if you want to buy in smaller quanities that you would contact the authorized distributor for a list of re-sellers or VAR's that they deal with. VAR=Value Added Reseller.
The VAR's are the best to deal with when sourcing small quanities as they are contracted to the Distributors and also recieve support from the distributor and the manufacturer. At times because of the push to sell excess inventory or to introduce a new product distributors and VAR's are offered substantial rebates adding to your profit margin.
I hope by my explanation of the supply chain, you may better understand what questions you should really be asking of any supplier of brand name products. Your road to safer transactions is to know not to buy brand name products in China unless the brand name is a Chinese Company. Its easy to research what country a manufacturing company is from.
Let me also say that IM not down on Chinese busineses as many offer great quality on generic items that you can re-sell for good profits if you buy in quanity. If you want to buy products from Chinese companies that have recognized brands outside of China I suggest you copy and paste the following link in your browser.
http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:6KDRd9M0yQQJ:www.ourfishbowl.com/images/surveys/Interbrand_BCB_2006_En.pdf+World+wide+recognized+Chinese+Brands&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=us
Best regards,
Ranger
The VAR's are the best to deal with when sourcing small quanities as they are contracted to the Distributors and also recieve support from the distributor and the manufacturer. At times because of the push to sell excess inventory or to introduce a new product distributors and VAR's are offered substantial rebates adding to your profit margin.
I hope by my explanation of the supply chain, you may better understand what questions you should really be asking of any supplier of brand name products. Your road to safer transactions is to know not to buy brand name products in China unless the brand name is a Chinese Company. Its easy to research what country a manufacturing company is from.
Let me also say that IM not down on Chinese busineses as many offer great quality on generic items that you can re-sell for good profits if you buy in quanity. If you want to buy products from Chinese companies that have recognized brands outside of China I suggest you copy and paste the following link in your browser.
http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:6KDRd9M0yQQJ:www.ourfishbowl.com/images/surveys/Interbrand_BCB_2006_En.pdf+World+wide+recognized+Chinese+Brands&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=us
Best regards,
Ranger
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