fighting the fake

In the year of 2006, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported that 14,675 seizures translating into $155 million in fake goods. Of that tally, shoes accounted for 41 percent. By comparison, in 2005, law enforcement intercepted less than nine million in footwear. And now there saying that the initial estimates shows 2007 numbers are even higher in illegal manufactures. fake manufactures are now selling in stores and on the internet making it more difficult for them to track down them down. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in June reported results from phase-one of a three-phase research project that an estimated $200 billion in counterfeit goods crossed international borders in 2005. This number did not include domestic production and consumption of fake products, meaning that counterfeit shoes manufactured in China and sold in China were not included. As the group continues to study counterfeit activity that occurred in 2005, the final tally of fake goods will likely be higher.