Why don’t you go through customs when you wear a fake brand name?

U.S. Customs imposes very heavy fines for bringing counterfeit brand-name goods and pirated DVDs. The fine for a single item can be as high as $10,000. Therefore, be sure not to bring such items into the United States, otherwise you will be fined hugely.

A Ms. Fang, who lives in the United States and returned to Taiwan to visit relatives, chatted with a customs official when she was passing through customs in the United States. When the official praised Ms. Fang’s LV bag for being beautiful, out of modesty and not wanting to be too Because of the ostentation, she casually replied, "It's not expensive, this bag is not real."

Two weeks later, Ms. Fang suddenly received a notice from the Los Angeles court, saying that she was fined US$10,000 for bringing a counterfeit designer leather bag into Los Angeles Airport customs two weeks ago. Ms. Fang was very aggrieved because she purchased her bag at a LV store in Taipei, but she did not keep the receipt and could not prove it.

In the end, Ms. Fang had no choice but to buy her own ticket and fly back to Taipei. She went to the store where she bought the bag and asked for the receipt, which was stamped with a blue stamp. After returning to Los Angeles, she went to the store in Beverly as required by the judge. The regional LV store verified the authenticity of the receipt, and after submitting it to court, the huge fine was eventually cancelled. But because of a joke, Ms. Fang paid more for air tickets and spent a lot of energy for no reason.

Extended information

Customs responsibilities:

1. Supervise inbound and outbound means of transportation, goods, luggage items, postal items and other items.

2. Collection of customs duties and other taxes.

3. Investigate and arrest smuggling crimes.

Responsibilities of inspection and quarantine:

1. Inspect, quarantine, identify, supervise and manage imported and exported goods.

2. Carry out health quarantine and health supervision on entry and exit personnel.

Responsibilities of border inspection:

1. Carry out border inspection on exiting and entering persons, their luggage and items, means of transportation and the goods they carry.

2. Supervise exit and entry transportation vehicles in accordance with relevant national regulations.

3. Guard the restricted areas at the port to maintain exit and entry order.

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