EU Counterfeit Seizures Hit Record 196 Million Items

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:03:59 +0000

A Record Year for Interceptions

Customs officers and market surveillance authorities across the European Union detained more than 196 million counterfeit items in 2025, with an estimated value of €6.3 billion. It is the highest number of detentions ever logged by EU enforcement bodies, and the scale of the increase is striking: 67 per cent more than in 2024 and 29 per cent above the previous peak reached in 2023. The figures cover seizures at the EU’s external borders as well as operations within the internal market, giving a fuller picture of how counterfeit trade moves once goods are already inside the bloc.

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EU Counterfeit Seizures Hit Record 196 Million Items

A Record Year for Interceptions