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news Scmp World 2026-04-09

Hong Kong Seizes Fake Football Gear Worth $8 Million Before World Cup

Hong Kong customs confiscated approximately 10,000 suspected counterfeit football jerseys and various unauthorized goods, valued at an estimated $8 million USD. This operation, which targeted cross-boundary trade, involved the arrest of several individuals.


Hong Kong customs has seized about 10,000 suspected counterfeit football jerseys and other unlicensed goods worth an estimated HK$64 million (US$8 million) ahead of the World Cup finals in June. Three people aged 25 to 56 were also arrested on suspicion of violating the Trade Descriptions Ordinance during the operation Customs and Excise Department carried out from March 9 to 27. Officers targeted cross-boundary transshipment and local deliveries, seizing about 110,000 items, including jerseys,....

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