Sept. 13 (UPI) — Federal authorities seized over 250 counterfeit Lululemon bags in Delaware, worth more than $10,000, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials confirmed Friday.
Officers seized two different shipments containing 277 knock-off versions of the Vancouver-based athleisure company’s Everywhere Belt Bags, CBP said in a statement.
The belt bags typically retail for between $38 and $48 on the company’s website.
Officials say the entire counterfeit shipment would have had a street value of approximately $13,000, had the bags been authentic.
The two shipments were identified a week apart in mid-August. One was formally seized later that month and the second earlier in September.
At the time of inspection, CBP officials believed the Lululemon logos were being used illegally and detained the shipments.
The seizures are part of a CBP Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement program.
“Popular products, such as Lululemon belt bags, are prime targets for counterfeiters to manufacture, and are revenue generators for unscrupulous vendors who worship profits over consumer health and safety,” CBP Port Director for the Port of Wilmington Erik Kelling said in the statement.
“CBP urges consumers to protect themselves and their families by always buying authentic products from reputable vendors.”
The department made approximately 20,000 seizures during 2023, with an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price worth over $2.76 billion.
