The sale of fake sports equipment, like footballs, sports helmets, tennis rackets, skis, gym equipment and skateboards, costs legitimate EU manufacturers €500 million every year.
A new study from the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the EU’s largest intellectual property agency, shows that the sales lost due to counterfeiting of sports equipment – not including sportswear – correspond to 6.5% of all sales in this sector across the EU-28. The study also shows that approximately 2,800 jobs are lost in this sector throughout the EU, as manufacturers sell less than they would have done in the absence of counterfeiting, and therefore employ fewer people.
A new study from the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the EU’s largest intellectual property agency, shows that the sales lost due to counterfeiting of sports equipment – not including sportswear – correspond to 6.5% of all sales in this sector across the EU-28. The study also shows that approximately 2,800 jobs are lost in this sector throughout the EU, as manufacturers sell less than they would have done in the absence of counterfeiting, and therefore employ fewer people.
Every year, an additional €360 million
is lost across the EU due to the indirect effects of counterfeiting of sports
equipment – as manufacturers buy fewer goods and services from suppliers,
causing knock-on effects in other areas. Today’s report, released by OHIM through
the EU Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, also shows that up to €150 million is lost
annually in government revenue throughout the EU due to this type of
counterfeiting. This includes tax, social contributions and VAT which are not
paid by producers and distributors of fakes.
In the UK: The
manufacture of fake sports equipment, like footballs, golf balls and clubs,
sports helmets, tennis rackets, gym equipment and skateboards, costs the sector
€50 million every year.
In France: France produces 15% of the total EU sports
goods production (€800 million) each year. The manufacture of fake sports
equipment, like footballs, sports helmets, tennis rackets, skis, gym equipment
and skateboards, costs the sector €82million every year.
In Germany: Germany is the second largest producer of
sports goods in the EU, accounting for around 20% of total EU production (€1
billion each year). The manufacture of fake sports equipment, like footballs, sports
helmets, tennis rackets, skis, gym equipment and skateboards, costs the sector
€44 million every year.
In Italy: Italy is the primary producer of sports goods
in the EU, accounting for more than 20% of total EU production (€1.2 billion)
each year. The manufacture of fake sports equipment, like footballs, sports
helmets, tennis rackets, skis, gym equipment and skateboards, costs the sector
€53 million every year.
In Spain: The manufacture of fake sports equipment, like
footballs, sports helmets, tennis rackets, skis, gym equipment and skateboards,
costs the sector €76 million every year.
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