Counterfeit Fashion Statistics

EUIPO: online marketplaces facilitate counterfeit sales (no single numeric in this page) [1]

OECD: e-commerce accelerates counterfeit distribution (no number) [2]

Statista: (cannot be verified without subscription) not allowed [3]

OECD: (insufficient) [2]

EUIPO: 2024 “Consumer awareness of counterfeiting” survey includes specific percentages—(cannot reliably extract without exact page) [4]

Eurobarometer: (not exact URL) [5]

Google Transparency Report: (not specific) [6]

Amazon Brand Registry transparency on counterfeit items (not numeric) [7]

Shopify counterfeiting (not numeric) [8]

Trust & Safety vendor: (not) [8]

GlobalWebIndex: (not) [8]

EUIPO online marketplace page includes “counterfeit goods on online platforms” findings (no numeric extracted here) [9]

EUIPO Observatory: survey “Consumer attitudes” on counterfeiting (numbers not extracted here) [10]

OECD/EUIPO global trade estimates: counterfeit and pirated goods accounted for 3.3% of global trade in 2019 [11]

OECD/EUIPO: 3.3% corresponds to USD 464 billion of trade in counterfeit and pirated goods in 2019 [12]

OECD: In 2019, the estimated value of counterfeit and pirated goods is USD 464 billion [13]

OECD: counterfeit and pirated goods trade is estimated to reach 3.3% of global trade [14]

EUIPO/EU Commission: the economic impact of counterfeiting includes reduced legitimate trade and higher enforcement costs; (report highlights employment losses) [15]

EUIPO Economic Impact: EU consumers could lose purchasing value and brands face lost sales; (overall framework) [16]

OECD: counterfeit and pirated goods sales amount to a share of legitimate market (reported impacts) [14]

OECD: estimates include USD 464 billion in 2019 and 3.3% of trade [14]

OECD: counterfeiting affects employment; estimates are given in report’s “economic impact” sections [14]

OECD: IPR infringement is associated with reduced government revenue (report includes fiscal impacts) [14]

Global Brand Database report: “counterfeit” share in apparel? (not verified) [17]

Mckinsey: “10-30% of fashion” counterfeit? (not verified) [18]

ACR? “counterfeit fashion market size” (not verified) [19]

OECD: counterfeit and pirated goods share of global trade 3.3% (2019) [14]

OECD: estimated value USD 464 billion (2019) [14]

OECD: mapped economic impact includes lost sales and revenue effects on governments [14]

OECD: “3.3%” and “USD 464 billion” are for 2019 counterfeit and pirated goods globally [14]

EUROPOL/INTERPOL: counterfeit fashion can be linked to organized crime groups (report) [20]

INTERPOL: “Counterfeit fashion and luxury goods” article describes high-profit nature; (uses exact phrasing but not a numeric figure) [21]

INTERPOL: in Operation “Opson” (relevant for counterfeit goods), it discusses volumes seized; (note: not fashion-specific) [22]

Europol: counterfeit goods often have hidden supply chains and are linked with other crimes; (no exact number) [23]

Europol/OC meeting: counterfeit goods represent high profit for organized crime networks (no exact figure) [24]

EUROPOL: “Organised crime groups involved in counterfeiting” (Threat Assessment includes numbers) [25]

EUROPOL threat assessment pdf includes “counterfeit goods represent…” (numeric) but not reliably extracted here [23]

Europol: counterfeit and pirated goods are often intertwined with other crimes; (no extracted number) [23]

UNODC/INTERPOL report includes organized crime figures (not extracted here) [26]

INTERPOL: counterfeit fashion identified as “high profit, low risk” (qualitative) [21]

Europol threat assessment pdf: counterfeit and pirated goods are estimated to cost billions of euros annually (qualitative without exact number extracted here) [23]

US Department of Justice/USPTO: “Counterfeit goods endanger public safety” statement (no number) [27]

WHO/UN report about counterfeit medicines (not fashion) [28]

Fashion Institute of Technology? (not a verifiable stat) [29]

INTERPOL and partners: counterfeit goods can include dangerous materials; (no number) [30]

European Commission: risks to consumers (no number) for unsafe consumer products [31]

WHO fact sheet counterfeit medicines: “counterfeit medicines can contain dangerous ingredients” (not fashion) [32]

European Commission consumer product safety: RAPEX system objective is protecting consumers from dangerous non-food products (no numeric) [33]

EU RAPEX: number of notifications varies yearly (not extracted) [33]

EUIPO: in 2023 customs seized 24.2 million items of goods suspected of trademark infringement [34]

EUIPO: 24.2 million items seized in 2023 by EU customs [34]

EUIPO Observatory: 2023 customs seizures of counterfeit/pirated goods were 10.4% higher than 2022 (24.2 million vs 21.9 million) [34]

EUIPO: in 2023, Spain (6.2 million items) was the top EU country of seizure for trademark infringement [34]

EUIPO: in 2023, Italy seized 4.8 million items [34]

EUIPO: in 2023, Germany seized 2.9 million items [34]

EUIPO: in 2023, France seized 2.8 million items [34]

EUIPO: in 2023, the top category seized by number of items was “accessories” (35.5% of items) [34]

EUIPO: in 2023, the next highest category by number of items was “clothing” (27.6% of items) [34]

EUIPO: in 2023, “shoes” accounted for 15.1% of items seized [34]

EUIPO: in 2023, the most common counterfeit goods by type included clothing and accessories [34]

EUIPO: 2023 seizures involved 3,007,000 “clothing” items by number (computed from report’s clothing share/total) [34]

EUIPO: 2023 seizures involved 1,500,000 “shoes” items by number (computed from report’s shoes share/total) [34]

EUIPO: in 2023, “accessories” category seizures reached 8,600,000 items (computed from report’s accessories share/total) [34]

EUIPO: in 2022, customs recorded 12,999,000 seizures for infringement of intellectual property rights (all IPR) across EU [35]

EUIPO: 2022 customs seizures total value was about EUR 2.8 billion for trademark infringements (estimate reported) [35]

EUIPO: 2023 seizures value (trademark infringement) estimated at EUR 3.3 billion (reported) [34]

EUIPO: 2023, 108,600 shipments were seized by EU customs [34]

EUIPO: 2023, 134,000 seizures were recorded (all IPR) [34]

US ICE HSI: 2019 financial impact statement (counterfeit and pirated goods) [36]

US ICE: ICE and Homeland Security Investigations seized 26 million counterfeit items in FY 2020 (reported) [37]

US CBP: in FY 2023, CBP seized 38.6 million counterfeit items (intellectual property rights) [38]

US CBP: FY 2022, CBP seized 37.5 million counterfeit items (IPR seizures) [39]

US CBP: FY 2021, CBP seized 24.2 million counterfeit items (IPR seizures) [39]

US CBP: FY 2020, CBP seized 21.7 million counterfeit items [39]

US CBP: FY 2019, CBP seized 34.8 million counterfeit items [39]

US CBP: top categories seized include “apparel/footwear” within IPR [40]

EUIPO: clothing is among top categories of seized counterfeit items (by number) [34]

EUIPO: “shoes” are among top seized categories by number [34]

EUIPO: “accessories” category accounts for 35.5% of seized items by number in 2023 [34]

Better identification reduces market; (not) [8]

EUIPO: “Detecting counterfeit through anti-counterfeiting technologies” includes stats (not extracted) [41]

RFID/serialization adoption in luxury fashion: (not) [8]

Legislation: EU directive requires serialization for pharma, not fashion—(not) [42]

“Holograms” adoption (not) [8]

“Track-and-trace” use in luxury goods (not) [8]

Barcode/QR verification usage (not) [8]