Up To 5% Of EU Imports Are Considered Counterfeit Goods.

According to British media, according to the data collected from counterfeit counterfeit products collected by 500 thousand trade and customs within two years, the study showed that the counterfeit goods sold in 2013 were worth 270 billion pounds.

Reported that the research conducted by the OECD and the European intellectual property infringement observation organization showed that counterfeit goods had a greater impact in Europe, and up to 5% of EU imports were considered counterfeit goods.

It seems that the counterfeiting industry has developed since 2005, when a relatively limited study found that counterfeit goods accounted for about 1.9% of international trade.

These data do not include virtual pirated goods, such as file sharing and illegal downloading, which are more difficult to calculate.

According to the report, in fact, the OECD found that the most exported counterfeit goods were large brands.

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Researchers have shown that counterfeit products are increasingly being sent out in a small number of batches of counterfeit goods, using the development of online retailing to prevent them from being discovered.

"This adds to the cost of customs inspection and seizure, and adds additional challenges to law enforcement agencies," the researchers added.

China is undoubtedly the largest source of counterfeit goods, and more than 60% of counterfeit goods seized can be traced to the source in China, the report said.

But researchers found that in order to take advantage of loopholes in surveillance, other trade lines of counterfeit goods changed rapidly.

The researchers said: "other pfer points include weak but organized criminal and even terrorist network strong economies."

Reported that the impact of imitation is mainly the United States and Western European companies.

Of the recorded cases of intellectual property infringement, 20% of the victims were American companies, and 14.6% of them were Italian company, 12.1% of them were French companies, and 11.7% of them were Swiss Corporation.

Research shows that people who buy counterfeit goods are not sure whether they are worth it. The price of a pair of fake Nike shoes may range from 5 US dollars to 200 dollars, while Louis Weedon's handbags are 5 to 1500 dollars.

According to PWC's 2013 survey, 40% of Britons admitted buying pirated movies, music or counterfeit clothing.