China News Service, November 11. According to the WeChat official account of the Ministry of Public Security, on the 11th, the Ministry of Public Security announced 10 typical cases of cracking down on online counterfeit selling crimes.
The person in charge of the Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security said that online counterfeit sales crimes seriously endanger the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and seriously infringe the legitimate rights and interests and innovative development of enterprises. The public security organs will give full play to their functional advantages and continue to increase the crackdown on online counterfeit sales crimes. They will actively work with relevant departments to deepen comprehensive management, constantly improve the long-term crackdown and rectification mechanism, strive to create a safe, honest, and orderly online consumption environment, and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and enterprises.
Typical case:
1. The case of Chongqing Shi Mouhua and others producing and selling counterfeit brand clothing
In January 2026, the Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau successfully cracked the case, arrested 43 people involved, destroyed 25 criminal dens, and seized 320,000 pieces (pairs) of clothing, footwear, etc. from more than 10 counterfeit brands, as well as a large number of counterfeit trademarks and clothing certificates, with the amount involved in the case exceeding 100 million yuan. After investigation, the criminal suspect Shi Mouhua and others organized the production of counterfeit brand clothing without the authorization of the brand owner, and Liang Mousong and others sold it through the e-commerce platform.
2. Case of Shandong Lin Mouting and others producing and selling counterfeit brand clothing
In April 2026, the public security organs of Qingdao City, Shandong Province successfully cracked the case, arrested 26 suspects, destroyed 6 production and sales dens, and seized more than 61,000 pieces of counterfeit brand down jackets and jackets, as well as a large number of trademarks, with the amount involved in the case exceeding 20 million yuan. After investigation, the criminal suspect Lin Mouting and others contacted clothing factories in many places to produce counterfeit brand clothing without obtaining brand authorization, and then sold it externally through social and online live broadcast platforms.
3. The case of Hunan Wang and others producing and selling counterfeit brand clothing
In July 2026, the public security organs of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province successfully cracked the case, arrested 6 suspects, and seized more than 3,000 sets of counterfeit brand clothing, involving more than 20 million yuan. After investigation, the criminal suspect Wang and others made imitations of well-known brand clothing, trademarks, packaging bags, and gift boxes on their own or by entrusting others to sell them through e-commerce platforms without obtaining brand authorization.
4. Chongqing Zeng Mouda and others’ case of producing and selling counterfeit brand cosmetics
In March 2026, the Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau successfully cracked the case, arrested 42 suspects, destroyed 13 criminal dens, and seized more than 15,000 bottles (boxes) of counterfeit brand perfume and other cosmetics, with a total amount of more than 30 million yuan involved. After investigation, the suspect Zeng Mouda and others processed and produced counterfeit brand perfumes and other cosmetics by recycling empty bottles of genuine perfume and filling them privately. After being offline, He Mouni and others sold them through e-commerce platforms.
5. The case of Zhejiang Lin and others producing and selling counterfeit brand car wheels
In April 2025, the public security organs of Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province successfully cracked the case, arrested 12 suspects, and seized more than 26,000 finished and semi-finished products of counterfeit brand car wheels, as well as a large number of various types of automobile trademarks, with a total amount of more than 230 million yuan involved. After investigation, the criminal suspect Lin and others registered a company, purchased production equipment, organized the production of counterfeit brand car wheels, and then sold them externally through e-commerce platforms.
6. Yunnan Zheng Moufa and others’ case of producing and selling counterfeit brand electrical products
In July 2026, the public security organs of Kunming City, Yunnan Province successfully cracked the case, arrested 10 suspects, destroyed 2 criminal dens, and seized 47,000 counterfeit brand and trademark electrical products, involving more than 10 million yuan. After investigation, the suspect Zheng Moufa and others purchased unmarked electrical products and accessories without the authorization of the brand owner, assembled, labeled and packaged them, and then sold them out through the e-commerce platform by mixing genuine and fake products.
7. Anhui Wang Mouguo's case of manufacturing and selling counterfeit brand toner cartridges
In June 2025, the public security organs of Chuzhou City, Anhui Province successfully cracked the case, arrested 3 suspects, destroyed 7 criminal dens, and seized 23,000 sets of counterfeit brand toner cartridges, as well as a large number of parts and packaging materials, with a total amount of more than 50 million yuan involved. After investigation, the criminal suspect Wang Mouguo purchased unknown brand toner cartridges through an online store without the authorization of the brand owner, removed the original logo and pasted the trademark of the well-known brand, and then sold them externally through the e-commerce platform.
8. The case of Hubei Huang Moutao and others producing and selling counterfeit brand lighters
In January 2026, the public security organs of Yichang City, Hubei Province successfully cracked the case, arrested 12 suspects, destroyed 7 production and sales dens, and seized more than 2,850 finished and semi-finished products of counterfeit brand lighters, with a total amount of more than 30 million yuan involved. After investigation, the criminal suspect Huang Moutao and others purchased accessories to produce counterfeit brand lighters without obtaining brand authorization, and then sold them externally through e-commerce platforms.
9. Case of Sichuan Xu Moushan and others manufacturing and selling fake electric bicycle helmets
In January 2026, the public security organs of Dazhou City, Sichuan Province successfully cracked the case, arrested 11 suspects, destroyed 9 criminal dens, and seized more than 100,000 fake and shoddy bicycle helmets on site, as well as a large number of brand trademarks, cartons and other packaging materials, with a total amount of more than 44 million yuan involved. After investigation, the criminal suspect Xu Moushan and others organized the production of counterfeit electric bicycle helmets and then sold them externally through e-commerce platforms.
10. Yunnan Hong Moufeng’s case of manufacturing and selling counterfeit brand wires and cables
In January 2026, the public security organs of Yuxi City, Yunnan Province successfully cracked the case, arrested 36 suspects, destroyed 50 criminal dens, and seized 108 tons of counterfeit wires and cables, as well as a large number of labels, CCC logos, anti-counterfeiting signs, etc., involving more than 90 million yuan. After investigation, the criminal suspect Hong Moufeng purchased unmarked fake and inferior wires and cables without the authorization of the brand owner, labeled and packaged them, and then sold them through e-commerce platforms.
