Intercepting counterfeit goods

A short clip that shows Japanese customs officials at work checking suspicious packages to see if they contain counterfeit brand goods:

We are shown various fake brand bags, fake viagra, and even a counterfeit Nintendo DS! Many of the products are apparently ordered from overseas through online auction sites.

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5 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - February 12, 2010 at 10:46 am

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Doomsday

No doubt buying copies is a crime. but what they are doing is a crime even if the package is suspect they have no right to do so without the owner’s knowledge. this is invasion of privacy.

Yamato

No, it’s called customs.
Iago

The customs declaration that the sender signs and attaches to the outside of the package actually explicitly gives customs the sender’s consent to open it (not that they need consent).

MommyPolarBear

the customs officer of almost every civilized countries
have the legal right to open and inspect any item being
imported/exported. It doesn’t matter if you mail it,
bring it in on a plane or ship, or even a pigeon…. all
are subject to inspection.

there is a way to avoid being inspected: do not cross
any international border.

to be fair, most customs officers only open packages
that are suspect, and sometimes randomly. they usually
do it carefully without damaging the package. however,
dmmage is sometimes unavoidable.

Iago

Yes, I’ve occasionally received packages that have been inspected. They generally seem to do a pretty good job of opening and resealing them without damaging the contents.

Actually it’s the delay that’s more annoying than the inspection.

Intercepting counterfeit goods

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