Customs Seizes 44M Baht Counterfeit Goods from China
Thai Customs seized 4,515 pairs of counterfeit shoes and 350 fake bags from a Chinese shipping container at Bangkok Port on October 9. The goods, valued at over 44 million baht, violated trademark laws and were not declared on the manifest. The bust is part of a government crackdown on illegal imports and intellectual property theft.
Customs Department Director-General Panthong Loykulnant stated that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, also serving as Interior Minister, has set a policy to urgently prevent and suppress illegal imports to protect the national economy and interests. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has directed the Customs Department to integrate cooperation with law enforcement agencies, increasing strictness in controlling imports and exports to intercept illegal goods, including intellectual property-infringing products, to protect consumers and legitimate businesses. Consequently, Customs has tightened inspections of imported and exported goods by sea, especially targeting smuggled trademark-violating goods to prevent them from entering the domestic market. Thanakrit Lintong, Director of Bangkok Port Customs Office, revealed that on October 9, 2026, Bangkok Port Customs inspected goods according to an inbound manifest listing six items originating from China in one container at Bangkok Port. They discovered undeclared goods consisting of 4,515 pairs of shoes and 350 bags bearing counterfeit trademarks. Had these entered the country, they could have caused total economic damage exceeding 44.4 million baht. These actions violate the Customs Act B.E. 2560, Trademark Act B.E. 2534, and the Import-Export Act B.E. 2522 under the Commerce Ministry's 2022 notification designating trademark and copyright-infringing goods as prohibited for export, import, and transit.
