Counterfeit goods louis vuitton mens taiga leather warning issued Festive shoppers are being warned to avoid fuelling the illegal trade in counterfeit goods this christmas. Consumers should take extra care about what and where they buy items parading as luxury brands like louis vuitton or armani but at rock bottom prices on the internet or in markets, the border force said. Cash from the counterfeit trade funds organised crime and many who sell the items do not pay tax, costing the uk economy billion a year in lost profits and tax revenues, it added. Officers have so far stopped millions of pounds worth of inferior fake goods from entering the uk in the run up to christmas. These include counterfeit clothes, handbags, sunglasses, toys and dvds. Immigration minister mark harper said: "Cheap counterfeits undercut honest traders and leave shoppers with goods that are a ... Read more »