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In a bid to streamline border operations and facilitate smoother trade of agricultural goods, particularly durian exports, Vietnam’s Department of Customs has instructed its local sub-departments to hasten customs clearance processes at border checkpoints.…
Cathay Cargo has become a trailblazer in the industry by being the first airline to provide real-time updates on customs clearance to its customers. They have achieved this by integrating these updates into their EzyCargo platform, and to customers who have…
The NY/NJ Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association, announces that Charlene Riley has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Captain of Industry Award. This prestigious honor is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership,…
Hong Kong authorities have seized nearly 9000 Thai cleaning products suspected to have wrong labeling from a shop founded by a pro-democracy activist facing charges under the city’s contentious national security law. Customs officers on Thursday raided 25…
Hong Kong Customs raided an upstairs showroom in the heart of the city’s prime retail precinct this week, seizing about HK$2 million worth of fake goods. They arrested a 71-year-old man on site who was allegedly in charge of the counterfeit retailing…
Hong Kong Customs seized about 12 000 pairs of suspected counterfeit sports shoes on Monday, with an estimated market value of about $1 million. The fake goods were discovered in a shipping container at the Customs Cargo Examination Compound of the River…
Hong Kong Customs who raided a mobile hawker selling counterfeit goods in Stanley on Friday was surprised by the scale of the operation behind it. Some 6900 items of suspected counterfeit goods were seized, including clothing, caps, and shoes, with an…
Hong Kong Customs officers have smashed two counterfeit-cosmetics rings selling makeup and skincare products. In a five-day-long anti-counterfeiting operation last week, 12 people were arrested after seven retail stores and three warehouses were raided across…
Hong Kong Customs has seized 55,000 items of fake goods destined for the US during a three-month campaign to combat cross-border counterfeiting. The haul, some of which is shown in the accompanying photograph, included trainer, apparel, mobile phones and…
Two trade-show fraudsters have received jail sentences after Customs caught them selling fake goods at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. A person in charge of an exhibition booth and a salesperson were sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and…
Hong Kong Customs seized about 1300 fake branded items with a street value estimated at $600,000 during Stanley retail raids yesterday. The raid followed an earlier patrol where officers found suspected counterfeit goods were being sold at retail shops in the…
Police have shut down a huge China counterfeiting ring estimated to have raked in some US$15 million. Chinese police have arrested 32 people believed to be part of the operation, which focused on counterfeiting luxury-branded goods. The Shanghai raid led to…
Hong Kong Customs has seized more than 1300 items of suspected counterfeit cosmetics after raids on three sites this week. In an anti-counterfeiting operation conducted with the assistance of the trademark owners, customs officers took enforcement action at…
Macau Customs officers have arrested five local residents after busting a luxury counterfeit-goods retailing business in the territory. Nearly 500 fake items of clothing, handbags, belts shoes and watches carrying brand names including Prada, Gucci, Louis…
A territory-wide Hong Kong Customs raid has resulted in arrests and netted 100 smartphones suspected of being counterfeits. During the one-day Operation Snow Leopard, officers raided 12 shops and two storage places, seizing smartphones with suspected false…
According to the World Bank, Viet Nam’s commercial transactions across borders index, a measurement of time and cost in import and export activities, has fallen for two consecutive years (2014-2015) due to inadequate management. A study conducted by the Viet…
