The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union and the EUIPO have just released the 2024 Report on the Enforcement of IPRs, based on data provided by police, customs, and market surveillance authorities.

According to the report, in 2024, approximately 112 million counterfeit items were detained at the EU border and within the EU internal market, with an estimated value of over EUR 3.8 billion - the highest recorded to date.

Approximately 74% of the items were CDs/DVDs (including software), toys, clothing, clothing accessories, cigarettes (including e-cigarettes), perfumes, and cosmetics. China remains the predominant country of origin in terms of number of articles detained, followed by Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates. 90% of volume and value of infringed goods is detained in 7 Member States.

The report data is also available via the IPEP Data Hub, a new interactive platform that offers an engaging way to explore the figures from three perspectives: overall, internal market, and detentions. The full report can be consulted here.

This report is produced under the auspices of the EUIPO Observatory in which ECTA is represented (through members of the Anti-Counterfeiting and other Committees), actively contributing to and closely following the Observatory’s work. The Anti-Counterfeiting Committee will further analyse and discuss the report’s findings at the upcoming ECTA Autumn Meeting in Lyon.