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CBP Chicago @CBPChicago

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chicago Field Office is responsible for CBP operations throughout most of the Midwest.

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Cincinnati CBP intercepted 50 designer watches, comingled w/ 100 random watches, for bearing the protected trademarks of Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier. & Audemars Piquet. The 100 random watches were sent to their address in CO. The counterfeits had an MSRP of $1.2M if real.
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Louisville CBP seized a shipment containing 375 watches. However, these “Children Toy Watches” bore the protected trademark of Audemars Piguet. CBP officers seized the items for infringing on their protected trademark. Had these watches been genuine the MSRP would’ve been $5.4M.
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Smoke’em if you got’em. Chicago CBP seized 2,900 cartons of Newport cigarettes. The cigarettes were coming from Taiwan, & were seized for lacking the proper documentation or permits & were prohibited due to health and safety concern. Had these been allowed the MSRP was $502K.
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A common smuggler’s scheme was foiled by Cincinnati CBP. Officers stopped a shipment and found, comingled with other items, 7 various Rolex, 2 Patek Philippe, 2 Cartier, 1 Gucci, 3 Casio, and 3 Invicta counterfeit watches. These items, if real, had a MSRP over $515K.
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Cincinnati CBP seized 600 pieces of counterfeit designer jewelry. From bracelets to rings to earrings all bearing protected trademarks of LV, Cartier, Chanel, YSL, Hermes, Versace, Dior, Tiffany & Co, Prada, Hello Kitty, Gucci, Fendi, & Tory Burch. If real, the MSRP was $1M.
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Indianapolis CBP seized a shipment containing 57 counterfeit Cartier gold Love Bracelets. The jewelry infringed upon registered trademarks, and were from a shipper with an extensive history of shipping counterfeit items. If real, the bracelets would’ve had a MSRP of $419K.
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CBP intercepted undeclared bushmeat, fish, & prohibited fruits (soursop, mangoes, corn) from a traveler originating in Liberia. CDC denied entry due to human health concerns. Protecting our nation from dangerous biological threats! #CBP #Biosecurity #PublicHealth #Bushmeat
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A total of 45 designer watches, necklaces, bracelets and earrings with names like Tory Burch, Rolex, LV watch, Hermes, Fendi, Chanel, Gucci, Van Cleef & Arpels, Dior, Versace were seized by Cincinnati CBP. These counterfeits were all in 1 shipment, & if real, the MSRP was $309K.
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A shipment manifested as “BED SHEET AND DUVET COVER SILK” actually were 280 Louis Vuitton wallets, 4 Goyard wallets, 590 Yves Saint Laurent wallets & 200 Christian Dior wallets. Louisville CBP seized the counterfeits for violating trademark laws. If real the MSRP would be $583K.
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Audemars, Breitling, Cartier, Patek Philippe, Richard Mille, & Rolex watches were seized by CBP officers in Indianapolis. CBP inspected the shipment, found the fakes, & seized them for infringing on registered trademarks. Had they been real, the MSRP fwould’ve been over $1M
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At O’Hare’s Agriculture Secondary a traveler declared they had a plethora of fresh fruits: 250 passion fruits, 12 mangoes, 145 small bananas, and 81 tree tomatoes found in several checked suitcases. The U.S. citizen was returning from Rwanda. The items were seized and destroyed.
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A resident in CT felt is was important to order 21 watches from a distributor in Hong Kong, & not just any watches, they were Cartier & Rolex. Indianapolis CBP saw how many errors were present and confirmed they were counterfeit. If real, these watches would’ve been worth $387K.
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Cincinnati CBP seized a shipment w/ several items violating trademarks of designer brands. Officers seized 18 LV bracelets, 6 Chanel bracelets, 4 Van Cleef bracelets, 4 Dior bracelets, 8 Gucci bracelets, 6 Hermes bracelets & 6 Versace bracelets. If real, the MSRP was $130K.
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Even counterfeiters want to make sure you are brushing your teeth. Chicago CBP seized 4,379 Oral-B toothbrush replacement heads. CBP officers determined these were foreign-made products bearing genuine trademarks but not authorized for sale in the U.S. MSRP, if real, over $188K.
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Louisville CBP found a trove of fake Louis Vuitton Round Coin Purses; 61 to be exact. The shipment from China was headed to a residence in GA. The brown & white LV purses, if real, had a MSRP over $224K. This coming Mother’s Day make sure you’re not buying your mom a knock-off.
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CBP Indianapolis inspected a shipment heading to Brooklyn & found 3 Vacheron Constantin watches. These cheap knock-offs were poorly made & the faces of each watch appeared to be printed out of focus. An Import Specialist determined they were counterfeit & officers seized them.
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$500K for a designer watch, too bad it’s fake! Cincinnati CBP stopped a package from Indonesia enroute to Delaware & discovered what appeared to be a diamond covered Patek Philippe watch. The knock-off was determined to violate Patek Philippe trademarks & was seized by CBP.
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Louisville CBP recently stopped a shipment containing 37 pieces of designer jewelry: 16 Cartier bracelets, 7 Hermes bracelets, & 14 Tiffany & Co necklaces. As a consumer do your homework & make sure you buy from a reputable seller. If genuine these items had a MSRP of over $412K.
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🐾 AK-9 Snoopy to the rescue! 🐾 Our amazing K9 sniffed out 22 oranges & 10 kg fresh veggies from Algeria in left-behind bags at Chicago. Preventing agricultural threats, one sniff at a time! Good boy, Snoopy! #CBP #K9Unit #AgricultureProtection #GoodBoySnoopy #BorderSecurity
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A traveler at O’Hare was referred to Agriculture Secondary to have their suitcases inspected. Officers found 11 pounds of non-human primate bushmeat. Chicago CBP denied entry of the meat due to human health concerns. A list of prohibited items is at go.dhs.gov/Zge.
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