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Counterfeit Sports Caps Seized by CBPAug 14, 2011 (DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Customs and Border Protection Officers and Import Specialists Seized approximately 50,000 Counterfeit Caps (Thursday, August 11, 2011) Port of Newark, N.Y. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists at the Newark/New York port of entry seized approximately 50,000 baseball caps for intellectual property rights violations manifested as household goods. This counterfeit New York Yankees baseball cap was one of 50,000 sports caps seized by CBP at the Newark/New York port of entry for intellectual property rights violations manifested as housegold goods."These interceptions are indicative of the exceptional skill level and superior commodity expertise of our CBP officers and import specialists at Newark/New York seaport. Preventing the entry of counterfeit items is crucial to protecting consumers as well as the economy of the United States", said Robert E. Perez, Director, Field Operations, New York Field Office. On July 29, CBP officers processing cargo containers selected a container manifested as household goods for examination. They offloaded the cargo that contained a shipment of baseball caps and presented a sample to a CBP import specialist for examination. The import specialist determined that many of the baseball caps violated several different trademarks for luxury clothing labels, corporate logos, and sports teams, including the New York Yankees. The baseball caps were of generally poor quality and lacked any licensing information, despite using the same logos as legitimate baseball caps. The baseball caps had an estimated domestic value of approximately $100,000, and an estimated manufacturer's suggested retail price of more than $1 million. Anthony Bucci, Press Officer, Phone: (212) 514-8324Fax: (212) 344-3755 CBP Headquarters, Office of Public Affairs, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 3.4A, Washington, DC 20229 Phone:(202) 344-1780 or, (800) 826-1471Fax:(202) 344-1393 |