Slovenian Customs Detained EUR 2.5 Million Worth of Counterfeits in 2024
The number of customs detentions in Slovenia in 2024 was 777, while the number of detained items was 51,982, with a total estimated value of EUR 2.5 million. The numbers decreased from 2023, when there were 359,780 items detained on 709 occasions, estimated to be worth EUR 6.7 million. The table below shows the Slovenian Customs’ statistics on the detentions of IPR infringing goods for the period 2020-2024:
| Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of infringing items (in pieces) | 433,517 | 583,830 | 148,481 | 359,780 | 51,982 |
| No. of detentions | 520 | 515 | 327 | 709 | 777 |
| Value in EUR (millions) | 5.5 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 2.5 |
As in the previous years, the most prevalent counterfeit goods included clothes, footwear, accessories, audio/video equipment and toys.
Most of the counterfeits originated from China, Hong Kong and Turkey and arrived in Slovenia by sea and by mail. The goods arriving by sea were mostly intended for recipients in other EU countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia), while the counterfeits arriving by mail were meant for recipients in Slovenia and were mostly ordered online.
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