Counterfeit goods seized by Trading Standards, 2021 to 2026
Case reference FOI2026/02401
Received 5 October 2026
Published 21 October 2026
Request
Please provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, relating to counterfeit goods (goods infringing trade marks or other intellectual property rights) seized by your Trading Standards service. For each calendar year 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and for 1 January to 30 September 2026, with the period 1 October to 31 December shown separately for each full year:
1. The number of seizures and the number of items seized.
2. The figures in question 1, split by product category. Please use your own categories, or as close as possible to: electrical goods (including chargers and plugs); mobile phones and accessories; toys; cosmetics and perfume; clothing, footwear and accessories; alcohol; tobacco and vapes; other.
3. The estimated retail value of the goods seized.
4. The number of seized electrical items that were safety tested, and how many of those failed. Please provide the information in a spreadsheet (Excel or CSV).
If answering every question would exceed the cost limit, please answer questions 1 and 2 first and let me know how the remainder could be narrowed, in line with your duty to advise and assist under section 16. If you do not hold information for any question, please say so and still answer the others. If any of this information is already published, please send a direct link to the exact dataset.
Response
Please provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, relating to counterfeit goods (goods infringing trade marks or other intellectual property rights) seized by your Trading Standards service.
For each calendar year 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and for 1 January to 30 September 2026, with the period 1 October to 31 December shown separately for each full year:
1. The number of seizures and the number of items seized.
2. The figures in question 1, split by product category. Please use your own categories, or as close as possible to: electrical goods (including chargers and plugs); mobile phones and accessories; toys; cosmetics and perfume; clothing, footwear and accessories; alcohol; tobacco and vapes; other.
3. The estimated retail value of the goods seized.
4. The number of seized electrical items that were safety tested, and how many of those failed.
Please provide the information in a spreadsheet (Excel or CSV).
Answer: Please see attached CSV sheets in relation to your questions above.
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