Where The World's Fake Goods Originate

The global trade in counterfeit goods accounts for 2.5 percent of the world's imports and is worth almost half a trillion euro, according to a report from the OECD and EUIPO. US, Italian and French brands suffer the most from the lucrative global trade in knockoffs. The report analyzed customs seizures around the world between 2011 and 2013, finding that China accounted for the most fake goods of any nation by some distance.

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This chart shows the top origin economies of fakes as a percentage of total seizures in 2013.

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Impersonating domains of selected e-commerce websites 2022
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Italy: estimated counterfeiting value in 2017, by industry
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Most purchased fake branded items in Poland 2021
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Share of Poles who buy fake branded items 2021
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Fake luxury bag import value South Korea 2017-2021
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Share of Japanese consumers who bought fake branded goods 2016, by region

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