Large Number of Fake Korean Cosmetics Seized at Hong Kong Customs
A large number of fake South Korean cosmetic products is circulating in Chinese-speaking countries.
According to news outlets in Hong Kong, including Wenweipo, on January 2, Hong Kong Customs officers found 5,200 South Korean, Japanese and European knock-off cosmetics worth HK$670,000 (US$85,742 or 91.19 million won) for two days from December 20.
The fakes were mostly South Korean make-up and skincare products such as Amorepacific’s Sulwhasoo, Innisfree and Laneige. France’s Chanel counterfeit perfumes and Bioderma bogus products were also found.
Hong Kong Customs cracked down on fake cosmetic products two times in 2017. They seized 755 knock-off cosmetics with an estimated market value of about HK$100,000 (US$12,794 or 13.65 million won at the end of September last year. After the first seizure, 120 investigators were called in to an extensive raid and found counterfeit cosmetics storage facilities last month.
Related Posts
Six Shopkeepers Booked for Selling Fake Apple Accessories in Budhwar Peth
Pune Police have filed cases against six shopkeepers in the Budhwar Peth area...
India’s Coastal Security: Perspectives, Challenges and Prospects
India will now allow its police stations on land to extend their jurisdiction to...
Ombudsman: Some 40% of all tobacco products sold in Russia are counterfeit
About 35-40 percent of tobacco products sold on the Russian market are illegally...
Sheriff: Calcasieu Parish deputy fired for smuggling synthetic marijuana, tobacco
3LAKE CHARLES — A Calacasieu Parish Sheriff's Office deputy has been fired after...