De Minimis Shipment worth over $11 million stopped by Louisville CBP
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LOUISVILLE, Ky— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Louisville seized a de minimis shipment containing 35 counterfeit designer watches. The items were deemed to be inauthentic by CBP’s Centers of Excellence and Expertise , the agency’s trade experts, and if genuine, would have had a combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) over $11.7 million. The shipment arrived from Hong Kong and contained 35 watches bearing the protected trademark of Richard Mille. The watches were destined for a residence in Puerto Rico, and had a MSRP of $11.72 million, had they