US Customs Seizes $30 Million Shipment of Fake Jewelry From Hong Kong

China and Hong Kong together were responsible for 90 percent of counterfeit and pirated goods seized by U.S. border officers in 2024, CBP data show.

Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington on Aug. 12, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Customs officers in Louisville, Kentucky, have seized a shipment containing fake earrings that would be worth millions of dollars if they were real, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers said on Aug. 13.

The shipment, which originated in Hong Kong, was intercepted on Aug. 6 on its way to a private residence in Miami, according to a CBP statement.