Fake Labubu dolls account for 90% of counterfeit toys seized at UK border

A photo issued by Westminster city council of a counterfeit Labubu doll seized by its trading standards officers. Photograph: Westminster city council/PA

Fake Labubu dolls accounted for 90% of counterfeit toys seized at the UK border this year, with many found to contain banned chemicals or pose choking hazards.

Border officials intercepted almost 259,000 counterfeit toys worth more than £3.5m, including 236,000 fake versions of Pop Mart’s toothy, fluffy Labubu dolls.