German Customs Seize Nearly 2,000 Counterfeit Car Keys at Stuttgart Airport

German customs officers at Stuttgart Airport have intercepted a shipment containing nearly 2,000 counterfeit car key fobs. The items, which bear the logos of prominent German automotive brands, are suspected to be nothing more than novelty gadgets intended for ostentatious display.

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the customs assumes that the car keys can only be used for showing off.

Officials noted that while the keys contain electronic components, their actual functionality is questionable. Given the low declared value of the goods, customs authorities concluded that the fakes are primarily designed for show. The shipment, which arrived in early July, raised suspicion due to its vague customs declaration and minimal packaging.

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the fakes with the symbols of German car brands are merely gadgets to show off.

Customs officers were alerted by the unusual presentation of the keys from different manufacturers, packed loosely in four large cartons. Rights holders for the original brands were informed, and subsequent expert assessments confirmed the items as plagiarized products originating from Asia. The seized counterfeit keys are slated for destruction.

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it was also unusual that the keys from different manufacturers were delivered with hardly any packaging in four large boxes.