Counterfeit goods

What Trading Standards do about it

  • We visit shops and markets in the borough to check that counterfeit goods are not being sold
  • We monitor all major auction and listing type websites such as Ebay, Gumtree, Amazon marketplace etc and carry out projects to monitor the marketplace to stop the spread of this type of crime.
  • We have the power to investigate instances where counterfeit goods are being supplied.
  • People who produce, sell or possess counterfeit goods may be committing criminal offences. There are serious consequences for businesses found guilty in the courts of up to 10 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine.
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