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Trade Development News
- Nov 25, 2019
- 5 min
Amazon's booming counterfeit business raises the risk that regulators will crack down.
Anyone charged with protecting Amazon’s image is having a tough month. On Nov. 11, The Wall Street Journal wrote that the company’s website “increasingly resembles an unruly online flea market,” which probably isn’t the look that a company valued at more than $860 billion is trying to achieve. The Journal linked a surge in fakes and dangerous goods being sold via Amazon to its recruitment of Chinese sellers who were encouraged to post their goods directly rather than going th
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Trade Development News
- Nov 15, 2019
- 1 min
Counterfeit goods in France: Big business off and online
Fighting The Forgeries - A fascinating film by France 24 covering some of the key topics being covered at the 4th GTDW Anti Illicit Trade, Brand & IPR Protection Conference, 16-18 June, Shanghai. Last year, more than five million counterfeit goods were seized by the authorities in France. Theft of intellectual property isn’t just a French problem. But after US products, French goods are the most faked products in the world. Among the things most typically copied are luxury pr
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Trade Development News
- Nov 12, 2019
- 2 min
Customs, Compliance & Global Trade Management Heads Required - Final VIP Tickets!
Register Today - Final VIP (FREE) Seats For: Customs & Tax Administrations, Ministries Trade, Finance & TFA Committees Heads of Customs, Compliance & Global Trade Management Heads Brand Protection, IPR, Investigations, Online & Offline Police, Judiciary, Enforcement Agencies #GTDWChina Trade Facilitation, Compliance & Digitalisation Conference & Exhibition, Part of the 19th International Edition Global Trade Development Week, 16 - 18 June 2020, Shanghai, China LIMITED BASIS -
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Trade Development News
- Nov 11, 2019
- 1 min
Brand & IPR Protection Heads Required!
#GTDWChina Anti Illicit Trade, Brand & IPR Protection Conference & Exhibition 4th Edition, 16 - 18 June 2020 in Shanghai Register Final VIP (FREE) Seats For: Customs & Tax Administrations, Ministries Trade, Finance & TFA Committees Heads Brand Protection, IPR, Investigations, Online & Offline Police, Judiciary, Enforcement Agencies Heads of Customs & Compliance LIMITED BASIS - Email today to reserve: globaltrade@kwconfex.com VIEW ONLINE: www.kwglobaltrade.com VIEW PROGRAM & S
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Trade Development News
- Oct 27, 2019
- 2 min
Book Your Seat Today - Save $1000US
2 for 1 Finishes Tonight - 4th GTDW Anti Illicit Trade, Brand & IPR Protection Exhibition & Conference, Part of GTDW China Trade Development Week, 16-18 June, Shanghai. With over 70% of our speakers confirmed and 78% of stands already sold across the main exhibition, we are on track for our largest edition to date with 40 exhibitors and on track for 800 senior attendees across governments and the private sector to assure safety, security, compliance & interoperability across
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Trade Development News
- Oct 25, 2019
- 10 min
WCO: E-commerce security and safety concerns require forceful action
A timely article that will be covered in depth at GTDW China Trade Development Week in June, Shanghai to address the issues and solutions around small parcels and ecommerce along with the impacts on customs and how to counter the impact of illicit trade through new innovations & tech. VIEW PROGRAM: http://bit.ly/GTDWChina2410 We invite attendees from Customs & Tax Authorities, Ministries of Trade/Economy/Finance, IP, Police & Judiciary Authorities, Heads of Brand Protection,
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Trade Development News
- Oct 24, 2019
- 6 min
Cigarette smuggling in the UAE an EU headache
Firms in the United Arab Emirates produce cigarettes worth billions of dollars annually. It's no doubt a lucrative business, but overseas smuggling has been causing rising tax losses elsewhere. At a bustling tobacco trade fair in Dubai business is brisk. In a large hall near the near the shimmering Burj Khalifa skyscraper, buyers examine cigarettes, raw tobacco leaves and the latest vapes, before negotiating deals with the sellers. But the real business takes place 45 kilomet
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Trade Development News
- Oct 24, 2019
- 2 min
Amazon fights back over counterfeits on its platforms
Amazon has responded to a request to add several of its sites to the US Trade Representatives’ ‘notorious markets’ list by pointing to its new anti-counterfeit tools – and a reluctance by some brands to use them. In a letter, Amazon’s vice president of public policy Brian Huseman says the e-commerce giant has invested more than $400m in 2018 alone hiring 5,000-plus employees to police fraudulent and abusive behaviours on its online channels. He also points to Amazon’s Brand R
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Trade Development News
- Oct 8, 2019
- 5 min
Is it Possible to Promote Legitimate Commerce While Reducing Illicit Trade?
Interesting article that has direct link to the content being covered at GTDW China June 2020 where we co-locate 2 major conferences on trade facilitation + anti illicit trade to cover these topics in detail between governments, customs, tax, business, brand owners, supply chain & anti illicit trade: View Program | View SPEX Prospectus Have Your Cake and Trade It: Is it Possible to Promote Legitimate Commerce While Reducing Illicit Trade? Despite the formidable challenges of
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Trade Development News
- Sep 26, 2019
- 3 min
COUNTERFEIT GOODS: CHALLENGING EUROPE’S CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS
Interesting article that underlines why the GTDW China Trade Development Week program incorporates trade facilitation, compliance, anti illicit trade and brand protection sharing the same platform - the article underlines the need for collaboration across government to IP stakeholders to technologies that we are driving through the GTDW agenda as well as our access programs with free participation from customs, tax & trade ministries + brand owners & heads of IP: 'Ultimately,
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Trade Development News
- Sep 24, 2019
- 3 min
Korea customs strengthen provisions for tackling counterfeits
There have been a number of significant changes at the Korean Customs Service (“KCS”) in the last 12 months, with amendments to the Guidelines for Customs Clearance of International Mail Import and Guidelines for Protection of IP Rights in Customs Clearance of Imports and Exports respectively taking effect in November 2018 and January 2019. Below we provide an overview of the revisions most relevant to tackling the import of counterfeit goods, as well as the preliminary resul
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