2024-02-12 16:03:44
Over 22 tons of fake washing powder and nearly 20,000 “branded” goods were discovered by customs officials during two separate inspections of trucks entering the country from Turkey. This is reported by the “Customs” Agency.
In one of the cases, on 08.02.2024, a tractor with a semi-trailer with Turkish registration arrived at MP Kapitan Andreevo on its way to Slovenia. The driver, who is a Turkish citizen, presents to the customs officers documents for the transported goods – detergents. The truck underwent a thorough customs inspection, during which 22,360 kg of washing powder in 6 kg packages were found in the cargo area. All packages have the logo of a well-known brand. The trademark owner has been notified of the case, and has confirmed that the goods are counterfeit.
On the same day, in another truck with a Turkish registration number, 19,800 items were found, most of them paper labels, with designations of protected trademarks. According to the documents submitted by the driver, a Turkish citizen, he was transporting textiles from Turkey to Poland. During the inspection, 112 boxes containing 13,875 paper labels, 2,712 men’s and women’s clothing, 2,121 pairs of sports shoes and 1,092 bags were found in the cargo. All with trademark signs.
In compliance with European Regulation 608/2013 on the protection of intellectual property, the goods have been detained. The owners of the respective marks will be notified of the case.
From the beginning of the year to the present, the customs officers of MP Kapitan Andreevo have detained nearly 145,000 articles and 44 tons of laundry detergent with signs of registered trademarks.