Amazon revealed (opens in new tab) It said it helped law enforcement crack down on three major counterfeiting activities in China thanks to information provided by the company’s Counterfeiting and Crime Unit (CCU).
Nearly 250,000 counterfeit goods were seized in Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces as a result of Amazon’s cooperation. Brands imitated included BMW, Porsche, General Motors, Hugo Boss, Puma and Under Armor.
None of the aforementioned products have reached Amazon’s customers and have never even had a chance to move along the supply chain. The company added that listings on its site related to counterfeiters have been removed.
Crime-fighting collaboration
Information provided by CCU included warehouse locations that were passed on to local authorities. The main suspect is being investigated by China’s Public Security Bureau (PSB).
Last year, Amazon discovered and seized over 3 million counterfeit goods. This includes items that were stored in fulfillment centers for customer consumption.
In addition to counterfeit goods, Amazon worked with PSB to detain 84 individuals who obtained fraudulent IDs and business licenses and created seller accounts on the site. The company also claims that he has blocked 2.5 million bad actors from creating seller accounts.
It has also filed joint lawsuits with well-known brands such as Cartier, WWE and FELCO, whose products were illegally copied. In 2021, he has prosecuted or commissioned investigations of over 600 criminals in Europe, China and the United States.
“Our efforts to identify and dismantle counterfeit organizations are working,” said CCU director Kebharu Smith. He thanked “the law enforcement agencies who acted on our referrals and pursued these cases thoroughly.”
Dharmesh Mehta, Vice President of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon, added: “
