Over the past three years, UK borders have intercepted counterfeit goods worth over £500 million, mainly from China, Hong Kong, and Turkey. The figures expose a sophisticated shift by criminals towards high-value, less voluminous fakes that pose increasing risks to British consumers and businesses.
This is the UK's first comprehensive report on intellectual property enforcement since Brexit, establishing a new benchmark for understanding the scale of this evolving threat. The data shows a clear strategic move by criminal networks to target more lucrative markets and products.
