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The eBearing News
December 15, 2005
Indian Police Seize Counterfeit Bearings
copyright © 2005 eBearing Inc.
Police in India's Kolkata area staged a series of raids on independent bearing resellers,
targeting and seizing counterfeit SKF branded bearings and packaging materials.
In three raids, accompanied by a representative from SKF Bearings India Ltd., Enforcement
Branch police seized counterfeit bearings which would have been worth close to 35 million
rupees (USD $775,000) wholesale, and 50 million rupees ($1.1 million) retail, if they had
been true SKF bearings.
The Kolkata police acted on tips from competitor distributors, and direct complaints
filed by SKF Bearings India.
Not only did police seize bearings, but also packaging material.
The counterfeit packaging material seized was key because it attempts to replicate SKF
retail presentation, including the anti-counterfeiting measures now part of SKF's packaging across India.
Three men were reportedly arrested in the raids, each implicating the others and
leading to several subsequent raids.
None of the raids, seizures or arrests involved the actual manufacturers of the counterfeit
bearings or packaging, however.
Police in India have previously stated they believe the vast majority of counterfeit bearings
in that country have been smuggled from China. With no way to stop the manufacturing
at its source, enforcement efforts have instead focused on eliminating demand for counterfeit bearings by
repeatedly staging raids, seizures, and arrests.
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- by Bruce A. Carr
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