Counterfeit Italian goods cause €25bn lost sales annually, says OECD
2018/06/28
Global trade in counterfeit Italian goods, from handbags to food products, cost Italian companies more than €25 billion ($29 billion) in lost sales in 2013, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The intergovernmental organisation released its report on Trade in Counterfeit Goods and the Italian Economy on June 20.
It estimated that the total valued of the fake goods sold worldwide amounted to more than €35 billion ($40.7 billion) in 2013, which is the equivalent of 4.9% of total Italian manufacturing sales.
Italian retailers and wholesalers are estimated to have lost more than €25 billion in sales over the course of the same year due to the counterfeit trade.
The OECD added that products infringing Italian IP are mainly manufactured in Turkey, China, and Hong Kong, with electronic devices and leather products found to be among the most counterfeited type of Italian articles.
Globally, trade in counterfeit goods is worth nearly half a trillion dollars a year, the OECD said. Brands from the US, Italy, and France are among the most targeted by counterfeiters.
Hong Kong customs recently seized more than HK$15 million (US $1.9 million) worth of counterfeit FIFA World Cup products at the border.
In the US, nearly 79,000 counterfeit items were seized last month in Texas by Homeland Security Investigations. The goods included counterfeit apparel and consumer electronics, which featured trademarks from brands such as Hermes, Adidas, Apple, and Sony.
Source:WIPR website
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