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Counterfeit Electrical Products Steve Curtler Product Safety Manager Electrical Safety First

Counterfeit Electrical Products · • Cost! £15-20 £1 • Note: Counterfeiters are now even pricing their products at close to the RRP ! • Consumer demand • Lack of public

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Page 1: Counterfeit Electrical Products · • Cost! £15-20 £1 • Note: Counterfeiters are now even pricing their products at close to the RRP ! • Consumer demand • Lack of public

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 organised 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