EU authorities detained more than 196 million counterfeit articles in 2025, worth an estimated €6.3 billion ($7.1bn), according to a joint report by the European Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
The total was 67% higher than in 2024 and 29% above the previous record set in 2023. European Commission customs detained about 42 million items at the EU’s external border, while more than 175 million were seized in the internal market.
EU authorities detained more than 196 million counterfeit articles in 2025, worth an estimated €6.3 billion ($7.1bn), according to a joint report by the European Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
The total was 67% higher than in 2024 and 29% above the previous record set in 2023. European Commission customs detained about 42 million items at the EU’s external border, while more than 175 million were seized in the internal market.
Clothing accounted for 2.62% of articles detained. Labels, tags and stickers represented 12.82%, which the report says can enable further counterfeit production and assembly within the EU.
Mainland China, Hong Kong, China and Turkey remained the leading countries of provenance. The report links rising detentions to e-commerce, fragmented supply chains and limited inspection capacity.
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