MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Manila has seized fake designer apparel and bags worth P1billion here on other day.
As per details, customs found luxury bags bearing the trademarks of famous brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermes, Burberry, Michael Kors and Tory Burch, among others inside eight stockrooms during the raid at the HSCT building in Binondo.
Customs Commissioner John Sevilla, in a statement, said that this significant amount of designer knock-offs will put a dent in the stocks of traders and sellers of these items. “Counterfeit products selling is destructive to legitimate business and puts at risk thousands of jobs,” he added.