Fake Gucci Shoes Seized by Customs - Over $3.8 Million Dollars Worth

Posted Sep 2nd 2009 at 10:50AM by Bee-Shyuan Chang (Subscribe to Bee-Shyuan Chang's posts)

Fake Gucci shoes seized by customs officials

Customs officials in Norfolk, VA seized over 15,000 pairs of fake Gucci shoes. Photo: CBP.gov

Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby!

Gucci can breathe a bit easier now that over $3.8 million of fake Gucci shoes have been seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Disguised as home decor, the shipment originated in China and contained over 15,000 pairs of the knockoff luxury shoes.

The shipment was going through Norfolk, VA when it was seized by CBP officials in a routine inspection. Officials estimate that the counterfeit footwear is worth $1,963,520 with a manufacturer's suggested retail value of $3,851,520.

Mark J. Laria, Norfolk's area port director, adds, "CBP is charged with enforcing trade laws and we continue to devote substantial resources to target, intercept, detain, seize and forfeit shipments of goods that violate these laws."

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Big E 9-03-2009 @ 4:23PM

PAR!

Our government seizes and stops fakes shoes from entering the country but allows terrorist and illegals to enter freely.

sashlina 9-09-2009 @ 8:24AM

Amen to that!!!

Master Chief 9-03-2009 @ 5:14PM

Worse, some of them actually move to the white house

thiafadel 9-03-2009 @ 5:21PM

Hey bige...since when do terrorists come in containers from China! WHAT toilet paper do you read for your news?

melody 9-03-2009 @ 5:21PM

what country do you live in? cause USA has kept us safe for the past 8 years. yeah, a republican president! hooah.

Lynn 9-03-2009 @ 5:04PM

Well, if illegals and terrorists would just sit quietly in a container it might be just as easy to catch THEM. Idiots.

VICKISmyrna 9-03-2009 @ 5:05PM

BIG, you hit the nail on the head, they need to find something worth doing, shoes and clothing are expensive enough, I love knock off's !!!

Holly 9-03-2009 @ 8:11PM

Big E & Vicki--you are both idiots. The shoes they seized are fake... meaning that the people making them are placing Gucci labels on them and probably plan on selling them AS Gucci's. I love to buy things cheap. But, when you steal someone's name and market it as real, it is theft and you are being deceived. Kudos to the agents! I sure as hell wouldn't pay those prices for ANY shoes. But, if I did, I would want to make sure they are what I thought I was paying for. If you don't like their prices, don't buy their shoes! If you put your hard work into designing and selling your original ideas that is a huge success, you would think differently. As for terrorists... I think our government has kept us pretty safe so far--considering there are thousands and thousands of terrorists in the world. And, I sure haven't heard of thousands of successful attacks--which would be the case if they just roamed in and out of our country freely! So many people want to find fault with our country and those that enforce the laws. Why can't they just move to Iraq and see how happy they would be?

Master Chief 9-03-2009 @ 5:12PM

They are both the same junk, except one has an absurdly expensive price tag.
They have worse things to stop from entering the US, than stupid gucci shoes.

LLLL 9-03-2009 @ 5:22PM

If your going to do that steal REAL Gucci shoes!!!

kristen 9-03-2009 @ 5:46PM

my god, those are fugly.

JOHNNY SIMANCAS 9-03-2009 @ 5:52PM

YOU CAN BUY FAKE CUCCI SHOES SHOES , THEY LOOK SAME AS THE REAL FOR $15.00 IN NEW YORK , AFTER ALL WHO IS GOING TO CHECK YOUR SHOES AT A PARTY IF THEY ARE REAL CUCCI OR NOT?

rodney 9-03-2009 @ 5:59PM

who was the buyer?

Alouisis 9-03-2009 @ 6:49PM

Whoever calculated the value of these shoes is smoking crack!
15,000 X $10 = $150,000. Even at that, the shoes didn't cost 10 bucks from the factory in China. Street price? Less than $50 or $750,000 - including the margin for the seller.

The importer never dreamed of earning the millions the Customs Service is claiming.

What a crock of crap!

Miko 9-03-2009 @ 7:07PM

Fake shoes, prescription drugs and lead based products gave China the ability to loans us money.

And as long as we enjoy their cheap products and massive loans, we can't complain!!!

myyshop2211 9-03-2009 @ 7:18PM

http://www.crispstyle.com
polo tshirts:13usd
ed hardy bikini :15usd
nike jordan :30usd
coach handbag :33usd
religion jeans :30usd
http://www.crispstyle.com/productlist.asp?id=s29 (Nike shox)
http://www.crispstyle.com/productlist.asp?id=s6 (Polo tshirt)

Elizabeth 9-03-2009 @ 7:49PM

Anyone who would pay that kind of money for such UGLY shoes is stupid anyway. I wouldn't even pay $10.00 for the knock-offs, much less over $500.00 for the real label.

Ann Ponzi 9-03-2009 @ 10:32PM

I would never spend that much on shoes. Never. Shoe shopping for me is to buy cheap, nice looking shoes. No they last forever, but they can be replaced with the latest style of cheap, nice looking shoes.
ann

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