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As in previous years, footwear is the leading category of counterfeit products seized with handbags and apparel following. In 2008, seizures of counterfeit pharmaceuticals saw a dramatic increase of 152 percent over 2007.

This data reflects both seizures in the ports by CBP as well as seizures in country by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The CBP yearly report for 2008 can be found on the web.

U.S. Customs is working collaboratively with intellectual property rights holders to identify inbound shipments of suspect product shipments. NEMA and its members have worked to educate and train port officials at the ports as well as the Washington, D.C.-based IPR Enforcement Center about counterfeit electrical products to assist in their border protection efforts.