{"id":53817,"date":"2017-06-22T21:18:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T21:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=53817"},"modified":"2017-06-23T09:54:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T09:54:34","slug":"customs-and-border-patrol-in-pr-seizes-counterfeit-products-shipped-from-china-worth-over-6-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=53817","title":{"rendered":"Customs And Border Protection In PR Seizes Counterfeit Products Shipped From China Worth Over $6.5 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations announced today that approximately 115 seizures were made of counterfeit products, valued at more than $6.5 million dollars, which were illegally imported into Puerto Rico via international mail. \u00a0This is a record value of counterfeits seized by CBP in Puerto Rico during a single week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">Various international mail packages inspected by CBP officers at the San Juan International Mail Branch revealed products that infringed intellectual property rights.\u00a0 The products were shipped from vendors in China.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">\u201cCBP and its various Partner Agencies are shutting down the illegal trade of counterfeits into Puerto Rico,\u201d said Edward Ryan, Assistant Director of Trade for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. \u201cWe will continue to fight to protect legitimate businesses and consumers from intellectual property thieves.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">A wide range of counterfeited products were seized during the weeklong enforcement effort, called Operation Silver Snake, to include: <\/span><span class=\"\">pharmaceuticals<\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">, electronics, jewelry, apparel, footwear, and more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">This is the third iteration of a week-long operation carried out in San Juan Trade Enforcement Team (TET), with the support of CBP\u2019s Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEEs), IPR-National Targeting &amp; Analysis Group (NTAG), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and the Puerto Rico Department of Justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">CBP protects businesses and consumers every day through an aggressive IPR enforcement program. \u00a0CBP targets and seizes imports of counterfeit and pirated goods, and enforces exclusion orders on patent-infringing and other IPR goods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">If you have information about counterfeit merchandise being illegally imported into the United States, CBP encourages you to submit an <\/span><span class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/eallegations.cbp.gov\/Home\/Index2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">E-Allegation<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">.\u00a0 The e-Allegation provides a means for the public to anonymously report to CBP any suspected violations of trade laws or regulations related to the importation of goods into the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations announced today that approximately 115 seizures were made of counterfeit products, valued at more than $6.5 million dollars, which were illegally imported into Puerto Rico via international mail. \u00a0This is a record value of counterfeits seized by CBP in Puerto Rico during a single week. 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