On April 21, with the 16th “4.26” World Intellectual Property Day upcoming, in the roar of roller compactor, fake trunks and bags, infringing boxes of chocolate as well as knockoff mobile phones were disintegrated and crushed…

On that day, at a warehouse with professional destruction qualification in Zhongshan city, Gongbei Customs conducted a centralized destruction of 101,766 pieces of IPR-infringing products, infringement involving many famous brands like "EPSON", "TOSHIBA", "UL", and "Ferrero".

These infringing products were seized through cargo and passenger control channels in Zhuhai and Zhongshan ports since January 2015, including 16 categories such as chocolates, power lines, printing supplies, watches, bags, cell phones and accessories. Among them, the most striking was 1,368 boxes of chocolates loaded in 59 cartons, which infringed “Ferrero” trademark right registered with the General Administration of China Customs.

Gongbei Customs destroyed 101,766 IPR-infringing products.