The National Customs Service in Iquique intercepted a multimillion-dollar shipment of counterfeit goods. These were game controllers, chargers, headphones and batteries that were destined for a marketing company in Las Condes.
El Regional Director of the Iquique Customs, Cristian Molina SilvaHe noted that This is the largest shipment of counterfeit goods recorded this year. with a customs value of US$ 1 million 232 thousand dollarss. The products were packed in a container that arrived from the Chinese port of Ningbo with 638 boxes, of which 552 contained items that imitated the designs and logos of products from brands such as Sony, Bosé, Samsung, Huawei and Apple.
Molina Silva explained that the inspectors at the time of inspecting the cargo came to the conclusion that they were replicas, given that both The packaging and components are not those listed in the brands' catalogues, nor do they have the quality and certification of original parts.
This type of crime, Molina added, is an attack on industrial and intellectual property, “but it also has other effects, such as everything related to tax evasion and, especially, the danger to the health and safety of the community due to the use of uncertified components. In this case, thousands of power cables and cell phone batteries were detected, which are clearly a risk to people because no one guarantees their resistance and they can cause electrical accidents and fires.”
The goods on which a suspension of dispatch was applied are 10.000 controls that emulate the Sony PS3, 680 Bose headphones, 2.520 Sony headphones, 10 Apple headphones, 2 portable batteries with Samsung logos, 9.900 iPhone cases, 26 Samsung chargers, 32.800 Apple chargers, 15 Huawei cell phone chargers and 400 decoders.
Customs informed the owners of the brands of the situation, who will have to decide whether or not to take legal action within the time limits established by Law 19.912.
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