Submitted by christian on Tue, 07/12/2022 - 16:19
Toys infringing IP rights are frequently detected and seized both within and on entry to the EU . At 9.6 % of the articles seized at the EU’s external border, in 2019 toys were the fourth most frequently seized category of counterfeit products. In 2019, EU authorities seized 3 488 282 articles with an estimated value of EUR 15 332 034 . The trend in 2020 was similar, with toys being the sixth most common category of seized products. The majority of counterfeit toys seized in the EU are believed to originate from Argentina, China (including Hong Kong), and Turkey.
