HP company commends customs officals for intercepting fake products
In total, they seized nearly 7,000 fake ready-for-sale print cartridges for HP printers as well as about 13,000 counterfeit boxes, fake security labels and empty print cartridges intended to be used for manufacturing counterfeits.
“HP appreciates the work of the Ghanaian authorities in protecting consumers against the deceitful and illegal actions of counterfeiters,” said Geoff Eyles, who led the HP Anti-counterfeiting Investigations and Enforcement team. “We are proud that HP played a vital role in supporting local law enforcement authorities by identifying the seized items as counterfeits on-site and gathering valuable intelligence on the consignors and intended recipients.”
A release issued by the company stated that, “We welcome the Ghanaian Customs Authorities’ commitment to pursuing and prosecuting illegal counterfeiters whose products contain unknown chemicals which damage printers and could harm the environment. We believe that the intelligence gathered through this seizure will aid further actions against counterfeiting in Africa.”
It said, original HP supplies distinguish themselves by their superior quality and reliability at competitive prices, adding that, “ Authentic HP LaserJet and HP inkjet print cartridges, unlike counterfeits, benefit from a history of investment and testing to provide superior performance and consistent results,” he added.
The statement further noted that over the last four years, HP has conducted nearly 1,000 investigations across Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) resulting in over 800 enforcement actions (raids and seizures by authorities) and nearly nine million units of counterfeit products and components seized, thus, preventing them from being sold in the EMEA marketplace and beyond.
It added that HP, through its Anti-counterfeiting Programme, actively educates its customers and partners to be vigilant against fake printing supplies and also cooperates closely with local and global law enforcement authorities to detect and dismantle illegal operations that produce counterfeit HP printing components.