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Fakes made in India, China seized in Britain



London, May 30 (IANS) Fake goods produced in China, India and Hong Kong, worth millions of pounds in the black market, have been flooding several British airports, resulting in large seizures by customs authorities.

Customs officers at Nottingham East Midlands Airport have seized 4.3 million pounds worth of fake goods since last May. These include 815 shipments of everything from 'Nike' trainers and 'Louis Vuitton' bags to tablets and pens.

Official sources say that China was the source for 70 percent of what was seized, with 11 percent from Hong Kong and nine percent from India. The rest came from Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand, the US, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia, Italy, Lebanon and Singapore.

The fake goods are usually flown in to major European cities and moved around the continent before being sent to markets such as Nottingham. Experts say the fakers are becoming better at making their work look like, if not work like, the real thing.

Bryan Lewin, an expert on counterfeiting, told the Nottingham Evening Post: 'They will come through different routes. Very rarely will it come direct from the people who make it. They will disguise the goods in very clever ways - we have even seen pictures of counterfeits hidden in hollowed out timber.'

Reports say that fake cigarettes come almost entirely from China, as does much of the footwear. Half of what officers in Nottingham seized was footwear, and another quarter was clothes.

Fake Tiffany jewellery, Gillette razor blades, Gameboy games and Rolex watches were among the other fakes seized.



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