I wonder if I can travel abroad with a fake bag?

Better not. Domestic tourists who travel to Europe are often investigated by local customs because they carry or wear fake brand names.

Ms. Zhang, a citizen of Nanjing in her fifties, encountered this embarrassment when she participated in a tour group to Europe. "Before traveling, my daughter-in-law gave me a small satchel and asked me to bring something. Unexpectedly, it was this humble parcel that attracted extra questioning at the French customs. After the tour guide explained, I realized that the parcel had a famous brand logo. " Ms. Zhang said that under the coordination of the tour guide, the customs inspectors thought that she didn't mean to use fake brand names, so she confiscated the bag without a fine.

Mr. He, the owner of a private enterprise in Nanjing, is not so lucky. When he traveled to Europe, he took the Adidas brand suitcase bought in the supermarket and the so-called genuine Nike T-shirt bought by his wife in a foreign trade store. When he left the German customs, the boxes and clothes were identified as counterfeit products and confiscated on the spot. Finally, Mr. He could only carry two large plastic bags sent to him by the customs inspectors in a depressed way, containing items that were originally checked in boxes.

Counterfeit brand names were investigated and punished, and the maximum fine was 300,000 euros. At present, outbound tourists who wear fake brand names will face the risk of heavy punishment, but Southeast Asian countries are lax in inspection, while European countries are very strict in inspection, sometimes spot-checking and sometimes filtering inspection. ?

European countries have laws on intellectual property protection, but the specific penalties are different. In France, less than five fake famous brands are usually confiscated; 5 to 10, a fine of more than 2 times the value of the goods shall be imposed. The new law issued by Italy is to impose a maximum fine of 1000 euros on the act of carrying or buying counterfeit famous brands. ?

Extended data:

French Runge Law to Prevent Counterfeit Products from Entering

In recent years, more and more tourists from China travel to Europe. On the eve of May Day last year, a tourist from China was seized by French customs for carrying a fake Adidas travel bag. This incident caused an uproar in China. Some scholars in China believe that French laws are too strict, and tourists, as ordinary consumers, should not be punished.

Some people even wrote that this is French discrimination against China tourists. In fact, these scholars made such comments because the domestic media reports were too one-sided. In fact, French customs also found other goods containing counterfeit trademarks in the backpacks of detained tourists.

Secondly, they don't know enough about French law. The legal basis for French customs to seize counterfeit goods is Runge Law (LOI? LONGUET), the bill is to stop the act of holding fake goods without justifiable reasons. For consumers, if they can prove that they are carrying counterfeit goods without knowing or should not know, then they are not responsible as bona fide buyers.

References:

People's Network-France Runge Law to Prevent Counterfeit Products from Entering