Philadelphia – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a combined 4,449 counterfeit LG and ASUS smartphones in Philadelphia, that, if authentic, would have had a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $941,450.
CBP officers seized the first shipment of 2,043 counterfeit LG phones on July 26 and seized the second shipment of 1,926 LG and 480 ASUS counterfeit smartphones on August 9. Each shipment, if authentic, would have had an MSRP of $508,707 and $432,743, respectively.
Both shipments transited from China through the Dominican Republic to Philadelphia and were manifested as “cell phones used.” The phones will be destroyed.
During both seizures, CBP officers inspected the shipment and submitted samples to CBP’s Electronics Centers for Excellence and Expertise, the agency’s trade experts, to determine authenticity of trademarks.
