Thai Customs finds trademark-infringing shoes and bags in undeclared Bangkok Port cargo
At a glance
- Bangkok Port Customs found 4,515 pairs of shoes and 350 bags it says infringe trademarks in a container from China, inspected on 9 October.
- The goods were not declared; the import entry listed six other items. Customs puts the potential economic damage at over THB 44.4 million.
- No importer, brand, arrest or charge has been named; Customs says it is preparing action under customs and trademark law.
Thai Customs has found 4,515 pairs of shoes and 350 bags that it says infringe trademarks in a container shipped from China to Bangkok Port, according to a Customs Department statement reported by MGR Online and Khaosod on 20 October. The goods had not been declared on the import entry. [1], [2]
Thanakrit Lintong, director of the Bangkok Port Customs Office, said the office inspected the container on 9 October. Its import entry declared six items of goods shipped from China; the shoes and bags were found in addition to them. Customs estimates the goods could have caused economic damage of more than THB 44.4 million had they reached the market. That is its own estimate, not a seizure or retail value. [1]
Customs says the conduct is an offence under the Customs Act 2017, the Trademark Act 1991 and the Export and Import of Goods Act 1979, read with a 2022 Commerce Ministry notification that bans the import, export and transit of trademark- and copyright-infringing goods. It says it is preparing action under customs and trademark law. Neither report names the importer, the consignee or the brands, and no arrest or charge has been reported. [1]
Customs Director-General Panthong Loykulnan linked the case to a policy set by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to speed up action against illegal imports, and said Customs has tightened checks on goods moving by sea, particularly trademark-infringing goods. [2]
Sources
- MGR Online (Manager Online). ศุลกากรยึดรองเท้า–กระเป๋าแบรนด์ปลอมจากจีนเกือบ 5,000 ชิ้น สกัดความเสียหายกว่า 44 ล้านบาท. Published 2026-10-20 14:42 Bangkok time. Thai. Byline: Not shown. Accessed 23 October 2026. Working English title translation: Customs seizes nearly 5,000 fake-brand shoes and bags from China, preventing damage of over THB 44 million (working translation).
- Khaosod. ของปลอมจีนทะลักไทย! ศุลกากร จับรองเท้า-กระเป๋า เสียหาย 44 ล้าน. Published 2026-10-20 17:31 Bangkok time. Thai. Byline: Not shown. Accessed 23 October 2026. Working English title translation: Chinese fakes flood Thailand! Customs seizes shoes and bags, damage of 44 million (working translation).
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