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Counterfeit Electrical Products Steve Curtler Product Safety Manager Electrical Safety First 2 Insert presentation title A growing issue UK market for counterfeits thought to be more than 1.3 billion pounds a year. of which


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Counterfeit Electrical Products

Steve Curtler Product Safety Manager Electrical Safety First

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  • UK market for counterfeits thought to be more than £1.3

billion pounds a year.

  • …of which estimated £900 million helps fund
  • rganised crime
  • The global economic impact of counterfeiting - may

account for as much as 7% of world trade

  • 64% purchased online
  • Social media – increasing 15% a year

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A growing issue

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  • A level of sophistication – Modern counterfeits can be

indistinguishable from the genuine articles without thorough investigation

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Fake?

Genuine Genuine Fake Fake

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Which one is fake?

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  • Cost!

£15-20 £1

  • Note: Counterfeiters are now even pricing their products at close to the

RRP !

  • Consumer demand
  • Lack of public awareness of potential consequences - Over a million

people have knowingly purchased a counterfeit product in the last year

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Drivers

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Not just online and in markets…

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  • Nearly two in five interventions at ports and borders

identified as ‘unsafe or non-compliant’

  • LED lamps border project

– 64% unsafe or non-compliant

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Market surveillance

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CE and certification marks

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A number of counterfeit products were sourced: Hair straighteners Mobile phone chargers Food blender Bladeless fan Steam mops Battery Chargers

Testing and evaluation

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Examples of faults found

Test and investigation results

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Examples of faults found

Test and investigation results

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  • Manufacturers and retailers
  • Work with enforcement agencies – share intelligence and expertise
  • Components legitimate and traceable
  • More responsibility for online marketplace services
  • Promote safety and quality benefits of genuine products
  • Government
  • Strengthen enforcement and market surveillance resources
  • Review of online controls
  • Promote guidance for suppliers and distributors – SMEs
  • All
  • Public education – remove consumer demand
  • Provide consumer advice and guidance – enable informed purchasing

Solutions?

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  • Simple tools can make a lot of difference
  • Low cost solutions which make it easier for

enforcement personnel to confidently make quick decisions can have a big impact

Example - Plug pin gauge