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THE SCALE OF COUNTERFEITING
The counterfeiting of any product is a crime. Because it is a covert criminal activity, no conclusive
figures are available about the scale of the
problem. The fakers don't
exactly publicise their activities,
and they don't pay tax or file
returns at Companies House.
Instead brand owners and law
enforcement must estimate
volumes on the basis of
seizures made or sudden unexplained
changes in regional markets. Industry
organisations and regulatory authorities work hard to
gather information, but can only provide approximate
measures of the impact on local, national and
global economies...
For more information on the full impact and scale of this serious organised crime, Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting & Piracy (BASCAP) an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce, has examples of recent cases from around the world, showing the economic and social threats posed by counterfeiting worldwide.
