CBP Seizes Almost $500,000 in Fake Louis Vuitton Belts

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville seized a shipment of counterfeit Louis Vuitton belts valued at nearly half a million dollars.

On July 28, CBP officers in Louisville, KY seized a shipment of 216 counterfeit Louis Vuitton belts in a parcel arriving from Hong Kong and headed to Atlanta, Georgia. If the items were real the appraised total MSRP of the shipment was $453,600.

“CBP Officers in Louisville are committed to protecting the American consumer, the economy, and the facilitation legitimate business,” Chief Customs and Border Protection Officer Brian Lick said. “The sad reality is that counterfeiting is linked to crimes such as terrorism funding, human trafficking, and child labor.”

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