Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods and suspected illicit cigarettes worth about $8.5 million (with photos)
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Through intelligence analysis and risk assessment, Customs inspected three 40-foot containers arriving in Hong Kong from the Mainland on the three consecutive days. After inspection, Customs officers found three batches of suspected counterfeit goods of about 25 000 items, including mobile phones, laptops, watches, handbags and footwear, and the batch of suspected illicit cigarettes inside the containers.
An initial investigation revealed that the suspected counterfeit goods and suspected illicit cigarettes would have been transhipped to overseas regions.
The investigation is ongoing.
Customs will continue to take stringent enforcement action against counterfeit goods and smuggling activities through risk assessment and intelligence analysis.
Under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, any person who imports or exports any goods to which a forged trademark is applied commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for five years.
Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years upon conviction.
Members of the public may report any suspected counterfeiting activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
Ends/Thursday, August 20, 2026
Issued at HKT 14:25
Issued at HKT 14:25
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