CBP seizes five shipments in Virginia over counterfeit, unsafe and fraudulently imported goods

CBP officers in Norfolk, Virginia seized five shipments of imported consumer goods — including dry-fit t-shirts from Morocco, rugs from Turkey, ceramic tiles and Land Rover parts from China, ceramic sinks from China and carpet rolls from China — for counterfeit certification marks, violations of the Flammable Fabrics Act and importation using stolen identities, with a combined value of nearly $856,000. The most recent seizure, on Tuesday, covered 697 cartons of t-shirts valued at $61,240; the largest, 1,176 rolls of carpet bearing counterfeit OEKO-TEX labels, was valued at $686,000 had it been authentic. The shipments were destined to Albany, N.Y., Tustin, Calif., San Francisco and Atlanta.