Customs at Vienna Airport Seized 44,830 Counterfeit Branded Products from China

OrganizationsOther ♦ Published: March 5, 2023; 23:35 ♦ (Vindobona)

At Vienna Airport, customs officers made a brilliant bust during the inspection of an air cargo in mid-January. In 73 cartons, which should have been transported from China via Austria to Poland, the customs authorities found 44,830 counterfeit products of various product groups and brands.

Customs at Vienna Airport seized 44,830 counterfeit branded products from China. / Picture: © BMF / Zoll / Flickr Attribution (CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

In total, the luxury cargo weighed more than 2 tons and quickly caught the eye of the customs officers, whose inspection routine and experience give them a good sense of which shipments could contain counterfeit brands. These included, for example, 14,564 pairs of counterfeit sunglasses, 23,060 pieces of cell phone accessories, 1,640 pairs of sports shoes and 308 luxury…