Chinese customs have seized a large batch1 of sportswear with designs pirated from those for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
中国海关缴获了一大批盗版2018世界杯设计的运动装备。
Customs in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, announced on Monday
seizure2 of 1,800
counterfeit3 soccer uniforms labeled FIFA as well as 14,844 pairs of sneakers with labels of FIFA's commercial sponsors of Adidas and Nike.
The customs in Yiwu City, also in Zhejiang, seized some 288 counterfeit match balls. The balls were without a brand, but were printed with patterns that resembled the official match ball for the World Cup and pictures of World Cup
trophies5 and signs reading "Russia 2018".
The Hangzhou customs in the
provincial11 capital said it will impose fines on exporters.
Customs in China's major export-oriented production bases including Zhejiang, Guangdong and Hubei provinces have
initiated12 a combat against World Cup counterfeiting since March. By Monday, the Hangzhou Customs has seized a total of 32,398 goods that have violated the World Cup intellectual property rights.