Which EU country seizes the highest amount of fake goods?

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00:00The European Union is a key target for fake goods.

00:08Fake products are flooding global markets.

00:11Cantefate trade is now valued at around 417 billion euros,

00:17accounting for 2.3% of total global imports.

00:22The EU has a big problem with it.

00:25Around 4.7% of its imports, worth over 100 billion euros, are fake.

00:32Germany tops the global chart,

00:34representing more than a quarter of the total value of seized fake items.

00:40France and Belgium are also prime targets,

00:43with 9% and 7% respectively of the total global seized value.

00:49The main source of these products is China.

00:52The country leads both in the number of seizures and the value of fake goods,

00:57followed by Turkey and Hong Kong.

01:00Clothing items are the best-selling fake goods.

01:04This, however, isn't just about knock-off handbags.

01:08Customs officials are increasingly intercepting products

01:11that pose serious health and safety risks,

01:14particularly toys and cosmetics,

01:17respectively in the 6th and 7th place in terms of quantity seized.

01:22The presence of Cantefate automotive parts and pharmaceutical products

01:26is also particularly concerning.

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