A Glum Sign for Apple in China, as Smuggled iPhones Go Begging
HONG KONG — When Apple’s latest iPhones went on sale this month in Hong Kong, Singapore and New York, among the hip urbanites and...
Learn MoreVietnam appeases Big Tobacco with toothless taxes
Vietnam’s latest bid to raise its tobacco taxes will do little to curb consumption because it fails to hit the...
Learn MoreRomanian seizes EUR 6 mln worth of smuggled cigarettes in eight months
Romanian customs workers seized almost 49 million smuggled cigarettes worth some EUR 6 million in the first eight months of this...
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Counterfeit good dealers sentenced
Donald Kadondara (32), from Katlehong, appeared in court on a charge of copyright infringement.He pleaded guilty and was found...
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Brief: Fake iPhone 6 handsets seized in US
iPhone 6US customs have seized fraudulent iPhone 6 handsets, even before the new device has been launched onto the market.In late...
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Mathematic model can guide anti-counterfeit strategy
ShoppingBrand owners often cite a lack of data about the way counterfeits penetrate the supply chain as a barrier to tackling the...
Learn MoreGHD Hails £1m Counterfeit Seizure
Leeds-headquartered premium hair care products brand GHD has hailed the authorities after £1m worth of fake straighteners and...
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Nelson shop worker caught with haul of counterfeit tobacco
A SHOP worker has been ordered to carry out 150 hours community service after being caught with a haul of dodgy tobacco in...
Learn MoreRingleader of counterfeit goods outfit sentenced to 30 months in prison
A counterfeit goods ringleader has been sentenced to a total of two and a half years in prison for selling fake branded goods...
Learn MoreContraband cigarettes break 1-billion-pack mark in Vietnam
More than one billion packs of cigarette have been illicitly transported into Vietnam so far this year, the Market Surveillance...
Learn MoreDOF clears BIR use of tobacco tax stamps to arrest smuggling
The Department of Finance (DOF) has cleared the implementation of tax stamps on cigarettes in a bid to minimize smuggling. In a...
Learn MoreOECD Eyes Bitcoin, Tobacco Smuggling As Tax Crime Issues
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is focusing a sharper eye on how digital currencies like bitcoin can be...
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