Fight against counterfeiting: seizures totalling €6.3 billion in the EU, 70 per cent of which were in Italia
This is the finding of the joint report published by the EU Intellectual Property Office and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union
The figures are record-breaking: over 196 million counterfeit items with an estimated value of 6.3 billion euros were seized in the EU in 2025, reaching what has been described as an ‘all-time high’. Within this context, Italia plays a significant role, accounting for over 70 per cent of all seizures on its own, well ahead of France (6.2 per cent) and the Netherlands (4.8 per cent)
This is the finding of the joint report published by EUIPO (the European Union Intellectual Property Office) and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD).
The highest number
As the EUIPO points out, this is ‘the highest number of seizures ever recorded by the relevant EU authorities: a figure 67 per cent higher than in 2024 and 29 per cent higher than the previous record set in 2023’. The figures include both seizures carried out at the EU’s external borders and those taking place within the single market.
From CDs and DVDs to games
The range of seized items is quite broad, ranging from CDs and DVDs ‘which include music, films, TV series box sets, retro games and software’ – accounting for almost 30 per cent of all seizures – to toys. Not only that, but the seizures also include “labels, tags and stickers”.
Other items frequently seized include video game consoles, ‘clothing’ and ‘cigarettes’ — ‘including e-cigarettes and vaping devices’.
