U.S. Customs stops shipment of fake shoes

Regulatory/Trade

Friday, August 17, 2012

U.S. Customs officers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seized within the past three weeks five shipments containing 20,457 pairs of counterfeit ladies shoes intended to mimic those made by French designer Christian Louboutin. The manufacturer's suggested retail price of the shoes is $18 million, but the fakes were only worth $57,490, Customs said....

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