CBP Stops 18 Commercial Shipments of Counterfeit Rechargeable Toys

CBP seized 18 shipments of counterfeit rechargeable toys at the Laredo Port of Entry from late June through early September, the agency said in a Sept. 22 release. CBP seized a total of 4,671 rechargeable toys, which, if real, would be worth $1,292,953, based on the manufacturer's suggested retail price, it said. CBP import specialists noticed that the battery chargers accompanying each rechargeable toy all included an Underwriters' Laboratories trademark, the agency said. CBP then "conducted a review and discovered that the shipments lacked legal authorization documentation to use the recorded trademark" and an enforcement manager for UL confirmed that the trademark use was unauthorized, CBP said.