홍콩 관세청, 위조 축구 유니폼 1만 장 적발...6400만 홍콩달러 규모 적발
10,000 suspected fake football jerseys seized in HK$64 million customs crackdown
South China Morning Post
Theodora Yu
EN
2026-04-09 06:30
Translated
홍콩 관세청이 6월 월드컵 본선을 앞두고 위조 축구 유니폼 약 1만 장과 기타 무허가 상품을 적발했다. 적발 물품의 규모는 6400만 홍콩달러(약 800만 미국달러)에 달하는 것으로 추정된다.
관세청이 '새벽작전(Dawnbreaker)'이라는 작전명으로 19일간 실시한 단속 과정에서 상표법 위반 혐의로 25세부터 56세 사이의 3명이 체포되기도 했다.
이번 작전은 3월 9일부터 27일까지 국경을 넘나드는 37건의 위반 사건에 대한 단속을 진행했다.
Operation nets 37 smuggling cases, seizing about 110,000 items, including jerseys, perfumes, clothing, earphones and mobile phones
Hong Kong customs has seized about 10,000 suspected counterfeit football jerseys and other unlicensed goods worth an estimated HK$64 million (US$8 million) ahead of the World Cup finals in June.
During the 19-day operation code-named “Dawnbreaker”, conducted by the Customs and Excise Department, three people aged 25 to 56 were also arrested on suspicion of violating the Trade Descriptions Ordinance.
The operation cracked down on 37 cases between March 9 and 27 involving cross-boundary transshipment and local delivery, seizing about 110,000 items, including jerseys, perfumes, clothing, earphones and mobile phones. Investigations are under way.
“We believe the syndicates took advantage of the major football tournament to meet the strong demand from local fans by transshipping these counterfeit jerseys to those regions for sale,” said Inspector Yeung Tit-fung of the department’s intellectual property transnational investigation division.
Among the intercepted batches were about 10,000 suspected unlicensed football jerseys bearing national team crests and designs of countries taking part in the finals of the tournament.
The jerseys, destined for shipment to the Americas, were worth about HK$4 million, Yeung said, adding that their craftsmanship, quality and fidelity were high.
Yeung noted that remote cargo handling sites had become potential hotspots for smuggling counterfeit goods.
Hong Kong customs has seized about 10,000 suspected counterfeit football jerseys and other unlicensed goods worth an estimated HK$64 million (US$8 million) ahead of the World Cup finals in June.
During the 19-day operation code-named “Dawnbreaker”, conducted by the Customs and Excise Department, three people aged 25 to 56 were also arrested on suspicion of violating the Trade Descriptions Ordinance.
The operation cracked down on 37 cases between March 9 and 27 involving cross-boundary transshipment and local delivery, seizing about 110,000 items, including jerseys, perfumes, clothing, earphones and mobile phones. Investigations are under way.
“We believe the syndicates took advantage of the major football tournament to meet the strong demand from local fans by transshipping these counterfeit jerseys to those regions for sale,” said Inspector Yeung Tit-fung of the department’s intellectual property transnational investigation division.
Among the intercepted batches were about 10,000 suspected unlicensed football jerseys bearing national team crests and designs of countries taking part in the finals of the tournament.
The jerseys, destined for shipment to the Americas, were worth about HK$4 million, Yeung said, adding that their craftsmanship, quality and fidelity were high.
Yeung noted that remote cargo handling sites had become potential hotspots for smuggling counterfeit goods.