Hong Kong Customs said on 29 October that it had detected 13 cases of suspected counterfeit goods at local express couriers and logistics companies during a joint operation with Mainland and Macao customs from 15 to 22 October. It seized about 40,000 suspected counterfeit items, including watches, mobile phones, bags, glasses and footwear, with an estimated market value of about HK$9 million. [1], [2]

During the operation the three customs services stepped up inspections of goods destined for the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia, aiming at cross-boundary and transhipment counterfeiting. Hong Kong Customs said the cases came from intelligence analysis and detailed investigations. The release does not report arrests or name brands or companies. It does not say where the seized goods were bound, and it gives no results from Mainland or Macao customs. [1]

Importing or exporting goods bearing a forged trade mark is an offence under Hong Kong’s Trade Descriptions Ordinance, with a maximum penalty of a HK$500,000 fine and five years’ imprisonment. Hong Kong Customs said it would keep working with Mainland and Macao customs and overseas agencies through intelligence exchange and joint enforcement. [1]

The announcement comes nine days after Hong Kong Customs reported seizing about 20,000 suspected counterfeit items, worth about HK$10 million, in two 40-foot containers from the Mainland, inspected at the Tuen Mun River Trade Terminal on 18 and 21 September, which Customs said would have been transhipped overseas. That case involved cargo containers at a terminal; the cases in this operation were found at courier and logistics firms. Neither release names the brands or the destination countries. [3]

Sources

1. HKSAR Government (Customs and Excise Department). Hong Kong Customs teams up with Mainland and Macao Customs to combat cross-boundary counterfeit goods transshipment activities (with photo). Published 2026-10-29 14:35 Hong Kong time. English. Byline: Customs and Excise Department. Accessed 30 October 2026.
2. HKSAR Government (Customs and Excise Department). 香港海關與內地及澳門海關聯手打擊跨境轉運冒牌貨物活動（附圖）. Published 2026-10-29 14:35 Hong Kong time. Chinese. Byline: Customs and Excise Department. Accessed 30 October 2026. Working English title translation: Hong Kong Customs joins Mainland and Macao customs to combat cross-border transhipment of counterfeit goods (with photo) (working translation).
3. HKSAR Government (Customs and Excise Department). Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods worth about $10 million (with photos). Published 2026-10-20 15:15 Hong Kong time. English. Byline: Customs and Excise Department. Accessed 30 October 2026.