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Author: Guo Qianwen Chen Nuoxi
2021-02-05 12:43
Last update date: 2021-02-05 12:44
A fruit shop in Yau Ma Tei suspected that cheap cherries were packaged into "43° Southern Tasmania cherries in Australia" for sale in an attempt to make a profit from the price difference.
The customs seized 196 boxes of suspected counterfeit cherries weighing about 400 kilograms with an estimated market value of about 80,000 yuan. A salesperson was arrested.
The packaging boxes of counterfeit cherries are almost the same as the original products. The customs stated that citizens can still identify clues from the product numbers, cherries patterns and packaging bags, and urged members of the public to hold the relevant trademarks if they suspected the purchase of counterfeit goods People or agents query.
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Recently, a member of the public bought a box of Australian Tasmanian cherries at a fruit shop in Yau Ma Tei. However, after contacting the trademark holder, they found that the box of cherries was counterfeit and notified the Hong Kong Customs to deal with it.
After receiving the report, the customs launched an operation. Yesterday (4th), it inspected fruit shops in Yau Ma Tei and found a shop selling suspected counterfeit cherries, and seized 196 boxes of suspected counterfeit cherries weighing about 400 kg in the shop. And a batch of packaging materials, a 41-year-old saleswoman was arrested.
The case is still under investigation. The customs is tracing the source of the cherries involved and sending samples to the government laboratory for inspection to determine its safety.
According to Zhu Baoding, Senior Investigation Officer of the Second Team of the General Investigation Team of the Customs Copyright and Trademarks, the seized exhibits included packaging materials. It is not excluded that some people would pack cheap cherries into counterfeit goods in the store to obtain the price difference.
At present, the market price of Australian Tasmanian cherries ranges from 400 to 600 yuan, and the price depends on the size of the cherries. The price of counterfeit cherries is 75% of the original product, and each box is about 300 to 450 yuan.
The packaging of the counterfeit cherries seized this time is almost exactly the same as the genuine one, but the public can still tell the clues from the following details.
First, the product number of the original product is an independent number and will not be repeated.
All boxes of fake cherries are printed with the same number.
Secondly, there are 3 cherries printed on the original packaging box, and the top of the cherries has a golden luster, which is more three-dimensional; the counterfeit packaging box has a relatively flat pattern of cherries, the whole cherries It is maroon red.
Third, after opening the packing box, the packaging bag of the truck was printed with the farm logo; the counterfeit goods were contained in transparent plastic bags without the farm logo.
The customs stated that the Lunar New Year is approaching, and the Customs will continue to strengthen inspections and law enforcement before and during the holiday to crack down on the sale of infringing goods.
The Customs reminds consumers to patronize reputable shops. If in doubt, they should first check with the relevant trademark holder or its agent.
In addition, merchants should also be cautious when purchasing items. Selling counterfeit items is a serious crime and must be held criminally liable.
According to the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, it is illegal for anyone to sell or possess counterfeit goods for sale.
Upon conviction, the maximum penalty is a fine of HK$500,000 and imprisonment for 5 years.
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