counterfeit goods
Illegally copied products
Counterfeit goods are fake products made to pass as genuine branded items—knockoff handbags, pirated software, fake watches, bootleg recordings.
The term emphasizes commercial deception: someone profits by selling inferior copies under another's trademark.
Customs seized a shipment of counterfeit goods at the border.
The phrase often appears in legal and trade contexts.
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- intellectual property lawLegal protection for creations
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
mislabeling · buyer beware · knockoff · fake designer bags · luxury brand · fraud · customs enforcement · fake · hologram · shoddy · made in China · black market · deception · trademark infringement · consumer protection laws · pirated · serial number · authentication
- street consshell game, three card monte, three-card monte, thimblerig, cups and balls
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- black marketblack market, illegal trade, smugglers, contraband, traffickers
- consumer rightsrefund, warranty, repair, returns, replacement
- contrabandheroin, cocaine, narcotics, illegal drugs, illicit drugs
- shipping restrictionshazmat, prohibited items, flammables, explosives, weapons