Dubai Customs has seized counterfeit goods worth over AED 14 million during the period from February 2006 to June 2006, according to statistics compiled by the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Department and Intervention Department of Dubai Customs. The counterfeit goods seized in the month of June 2006 alone were worth in excess of AED 7 million.
Between February 2006 and June 2006, eight major centers of Dubai Customs
together seized a total of 2,212,147 boxes containing counterfeit goods,
the bulk of which were intercepted at the customs centers at the Jebel
Ali Port and the Dubai International Airport.
CDs and automobile spare parts comprised the bulk of the counterfeit goods
seized, followed by electronics, watches, clothing and footwear, eye glasses,
cosmetics, cigarettes, brand stickers, and medicine. The bulk of the counterfeit
imports came from the Far East, followed by Central Asia and Africa.
Between February 2006 and June 2006, Dubai Customs issued a total of 176
fines for various IPR violations. The Jebel Ali Port issued 65 of these
fines while the Dubai International Airport issued 62 fines. The Cargo
Village issued 28 fines, followed by the Rashid Port, Dubai Airport Free
Zone, Dubai Creek and the Post at 11, 8, 6 and 1 fines respectively.
