US EditionOver $500,000 Worth of Fake Labubu Dolls Seized at Seattle Airport by US Customs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 11,134 counterfeit Labubu dolls valued at $513,937, which violated federal import and intellectual property laws and will be destroyed.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 11,134 counterfeit Labubu dolls worth over $513,000 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on August 26.
- Officers seized a shipment originating from South Korea that had been misrepresented as containing LED bulbs, violating federal intellectual property laws.
- Labubu dolls, produced by Pop Mart since 2015, have grown globally popular with collectors and celebrities, increasing counterfeit production known as Lafufus.
- CBP Director Brian Humphrey praised officers and said, "The agency will remain diligent," while no arrests have been made but remain possible.
- Authorities will destroy the seized counterfeit dolls, signaling ongoing efforts to curb the largest criminal enterprise of counterfeiting worldwide.
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Customs and Border Protection seized a shipment of more than 11,000 counterfeit dolls with an estimated value of half a million dollars
Over $500,000 worth of fake Labubu dolls seized at Seattle airport by US customs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted $500,000 worth of contraband at Seattle's airport but the contraband wasn't drugs or weapons. It was fake Labubu dolls also referred to as "Lafufus."Authorities seized more than 11,000 of the fake dolls at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last week.The shipment from South Korea was falsely labeled "LED bulbs."Officers determined the shipment violated federal law that prohibits imports from profi…
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