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Question Customs Seizing a Pkg
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if customs seizes a package coming to you and is held by customs because of an intelecual rights violation (shipper not having the license to sell that logo) what happens to the person that the package was going to? do they begin to check all your packages or is customs actually opening a box labeled t-shirt actually quite random?
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More then likely customs opening your box was random unless the original shipper was red flagged. I would not worry about them busting though your door either. I have heard of two instances where law enforcement have entered the house of a seller of counterfeit clothing with a warrant, and in both instances law enforcement had previoulsy bought a product from the accused at a flea market and off of eBay. They usually have to purchase an illegal product from you before any action can be taken.
In regards to you yourself being red flagged and having your shipments checked I do not have the answer for that. I would suggest that you do not buy merchandise that doesnt come with the appropiate paperwork because customs and the respective brand holders are launching an offensive against the import/export of replica merchandise.
CUSTOMS already have signed documentation stating that one of your packages has been seized because it was illegal/counterfeit goods if you by chance get another package seized it is very likely that you will face hefty fines and possible legal action.
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i still have not heard from customs, i called the lady that sent me the letter and she said that i most likely won't hear anything further. since the seizure, i'd had many packages come through without a problem. all these items are not branded and come with the proper paperwork.
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It's rather odd to have an "intellectual rights violation" rather than a trademark infringement. Software is an intellectual example. But a "logo" falls under trademark.... Made me curious...care to share what it was? How did the supplier compensate you...if at all?
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the supplier did not compensate me really, they offered to send more shirts, some of which were seized, needless to say, i'm not longer dealing with branded clothing, too much risk, too much !@#$.
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just got off the phone with dhl, they are stopping lots of packages if not all, from CHINA
They said, Last Year CHINA flooded the market, and this year they are doing something about it. So if your package gets held in customs, and its from CHINA (specifically clothing), good luck on gett it back -
i currently am importing 3 different products from china, they're not clothing or famous branded, their directly from the manufactorer, i've had alot of different pkgs come with no problem. i'm no longer dealing with branded clothing, i'm conviced it's all fake.
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China replicates just about everything now....they have no law prohibiting it. The government supports it. Yes it violates international law....and , I forget, who enforces that in China????
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It's rather odd to have an "intellectual rights violation" rather than a trademark infringement. Software is an intellectual example. But a "logo" falls under trademark.... Made me curious...care to share what it was? How did the supplier compensate you...if at all?
A trademark is an intellectual right, I believe. "Intellectual rights" covers just about all non-tangible items that have value: patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc. So Napster was taken down with an intellectual rights violation, the same way they are trying to take Blackberry down, the same way they take down counterfeiters of clothing. It is all a subset of the same federal law.
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