Cincinnati CBP Officers Seize $3.2 Million Worth Of Fake Jewelry

One of the shipments was heading to a private residence in Indiana.

Photo by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

(Cincinnati, Oh.) – A shipment containing fake jewelry is the latest to be intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati.

CBP officers seized two shipments earlier this month containing 734 items of counterfeit jewelry.

The jewelry, which came from China, would have been worth nearly $3.2 million had it been genuine, according to CBP officers.

The shipments contained bracelets, rings and earrings with Cartier and Hermes emblems. The jewelry was heading to private residences in Jeffersonville, Indiana and Miami Beach, Florida.

“Legitimate trade powers the U.S. economy,” said Cincinnati Port Director Richard Gillespie, “but counterfeit and pirated goods dampen our economic successes, fund criminal networks, and threaten consumer trust and safety. Our officers work hard every day to protect our domestic businesses and American consumers.”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says American consumers spend more than $100 billion every year on intellectual property rights infringing goods, falling victim to approximately 20 percent of the counterfeits that are illegally sold worldwide.

For more information, visit https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom.