Counterfeit Market worth $12.5 Billion in Mexico
Source: Sergio Solache, “Counterfeit goods market explodes across Mexico,” Arizona Republic, October 15, 2006.
Counterfeit Goods market in Canada valued at $30 Billion
Source: Canadian Press, ” Fake goods flooding into Canada an issue of crime and safety,” CBC News, April 2, 2007.
Piracy costs Brazil $15 Billion in lost tax revenue
Source: Michael Astor, AP, “Piracy Fuels Brazil’s Techno Scene,” San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2007.
Morocco losses $226 million per year from Counterfeits
Source: Sarah Touahri, “ Morocco cracks down on piracy,“ Magharebia, October 10, 2006.
$260 Million in losses from counterfeit goods in Kenya
Source: John Kariuki, ” New counterfeit law proposes $20,000 fine for offenders” , East African, May 30, 2005.
Host of counterfeit purse parties receive 8 percent of sales
Source: Evelyn Thesis, “Counterfeit purses find eager buyers at parties,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 17, 2006.
Canada losses 52 million in taxes from fake Cuban Cigars
Source: “Sometimes a cigar is just a fake,” CBC Marketplace, November 4, 1997.
80,000 to 100,000 boxes of fake Cuban Cigars enter Canada annually
Source: “Sometimes a cigar is just a fake,” CBC Marketplace, November 4, 1997.
25,000 boxes of counterfeit cuban cigars seized in 2005
Source: Pravda.ru, “25,000 boxes of counterfeit cuban cigars seized in 2005,” Havana Journal, May 30, 2006.
98 percent increase in counterfeit toy seizures in EU
In 2007, seizures of counterfeit toys increased 98 percent over the previous year in the European Union.
Source: AP, “EU concerned by surge in imports of counterfeit drugs, toys, cosmetics,” International Herald Tribune, May 19, 2008.
