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UK Firm Fined $147,000 for Selling Counterfeit Apple Chargers
Posted by Sanuj Bhatia on May 12, 2021 in Apple News, News
A firm in Bournemouth, United Kingdom has been fined by Apple for selling counterfeit products like charging adapters and cables. The fine set by Apple exceeds over $147,000.
The same firm, CK IT Solutions, was raided by Apple earlier in 2018. The company had been found guilty of not complying with Apple’s guidelines of making authentic chargers and accessories for iPhone, via its Made For iPhone (MFi) program. The raid followed a shipment of 220 counterfeit Apple products to the company being detained at East Midlands Airport.
A company in the UK s Bournemouth area has been found guilty of selling counterfeit chargers for Apple devices, and now has to pay.
After a raid in October 2018 by the UK s trading standards department, Bournemouth firm CK IT Solutions has now been fined for selling counterfeit Apple chargers. The raid followed a shipment of 220 products to the company being detained at East Midlands Airport over safety concerns.
According to local newspaper the Bournemouth Echo, some 1,446 further items were seized during the raid. The company subsequently admitted to offenses relating to the UK s laws on electrical safety and counterfeit goods.
Reportedly, the company told the court that it had failed to conduct regulatory PAT (portable appliance testing) procedures. It had instead had solely checked that the chargers were functioning, and believed that the parts were genuine.
Chargers (not from CK IT Solutions)
After a raid in October 2018 by the UK s trading standards department, Bournemouth firm CK IT Solutions has now been fined for selling counterfeit Apple chargers. The raid followed a shipment of 220 products to the company being detained at East Midlands Airport over safety concerns.
According to local newspaper the Bournemouth Echo, some 1,446 further items were seized during the raid. The company subsequently admitted to offenses relating to the UK s laws on electrical safety and counterfeit goods.
Reportedly, the company told the court that it had failed to conduct regulatory PAT (portable appliance testing) procedures. It had instead had solely checked that the chargers were functioning, and believed that the parts were genuine.