Counterfeit industry: the damage for Italy

The main suppliers are China, Hong Kong, and Türkiye. Everything is sold, even endangering consumer health.

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damage to the counterfeiting industry in Italy

Pandemic, war, inflation and recession: even in these scenarios the only industry that knows no crisis is that of the falseThe latest data presented by Europol show that in 2019, the European Union imported 119 billion euros in counterfeit products, 68 percent of which came from China and Hong Kong. Turkey is in third place. The waste for Italy is enormous. Manufacturers suffer the damage of unfair competition fromindustry of the false, and consumers run the risk of purchasing toxic toys and even drugs that lack the active ingredient.

DAMAGES FROM THE COUNTERFEIT INDUSTRY IN ITALY

Christmas decorations? China is in chargeA global hegemony, which reaches into our homes, and is embodied in the little trees, the balls, the stars, the nativity scenes, with which we celebrate the most important anniversary of Christian tradition and culture, the birth of Jesus. 90 percent with decorations and Christmas decorations sold throughout the world, and therefore also in Italy, are strictly Made in ChinaYet just 1 percent, a tiny minority of Chinese, celebrate Christmas as Christians.

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WHY AVOID MADE IN CHINA PRODUCTS

The risks and waste associated with this incredible commercial domain (one of many...), and not only that, are numerous. First of all, there is the enormous deception of the value for money, which in the case of products made in China appears very convenient. It appears so, but it isn't at all. These are almost always products made with materials very poor quality e toxicProducts that last a season, a Christmas at most, and then have to be repurchased the next time, until they lose any sense of convenience. Then there's the aesthetic aspect: a shepherd made in San Gregorio Armeno, in the heart of authentic Naples, is an object of high craftsmanship, excellent workmanship, and beautiful to look at. An almost artistic work. It certainly costs more than a shepherd made in China, but can you believe it? As for durability, a Chinese shepherd will break at the first blow, while a nativity scene creature made in Naples could last you a lifetime. And if you happen upon a Christmas ornament made in China with traditional Chinese colors, geometries, and shapes, with all due respect to ancient Chinese culture, you're in for a disaster, as they're completely different from ours. Third waste: buying Christmas ornaments and decorations made in China, unintentionally, we are giving a big boost to the counterfeit industryThis is truly Chinese excellence, compared to the care and quality of Made in Italy products.

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DAMAGE TO THE ECONOMY FROM FAKE PRODUCTS

The counterfeit industry è a huge waste for the Italian system and for each consumer, taken on an individual level. For all of us, as Italians, it costs us in one fell swoop the beauty of 100 thousand jobs. Absurd, given the crisis we are having on the employment front. As for the economic account, we are talking about an overall damage, for the countries of the European Union, of 83 billion euros and for Italy alone more than 8 billion eurosTruly astronomical figures. If, by magic but also, unfortunately, absurdly, they could be eliminated, they would lead our country full steam ahead towards the healthy, uninhibited economic growth we've all been calling for and waiting for for far too long. At least let's all try together to reduce this. gigantic damage, with a small intervention on our lifestyles and therefore of aware consumers and responsible.

RISKS OF FALSE PRODUCTS

One of the typical Christmas fakes, that is the toys, alone represents a turnover, according to calculations by Euipo (the European Union Agency for the protection of intellectual property), equal to 12,3 percent of all sales in the sector. And the celebrated Made in Italy, one of the main sources of the country's wealth and also the industrial and artisanal anchor to our best tradition, loses every year, due to the fakes we purchase, almost always with unfortunate awareness, something like 4,5 billion euros in the clothing and footwear sector and beyond 53 billion euros in the sporting goods sector. Not to mention the loss in tax revenue, which across Europe amounts to €14,3 billion. This is in addition to the well-known equation according to which the less taxes you pay, through tax evasion, the more you pay as a community, that is, on the backs of honest taxpayers.

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THE THREAT TO THE ECONOMY OF THE COUNTERFEIT INDUSTRY IN ITALY

A damage to the entire economy. A damage to theoccupationA loss for the state coffers. If these three colossal wastes aren't enough to convince you not to buy anything from the counterfeit industry, make it a Christmas precept. Then also remember that, with this type of shopping, you're doomed to get ripped off. Passing on to the person receiving your gift. And here the waste goes straight into our pockets, each of us, and into our sphere of responsibility. The trick is that these fakes are always... very poor quality products, which last much less than the originals and therefore must be replaced frequently, and are often made with materials without any certification compared to the safety regulations, And then very risky.

When we buy a fake product, therefore, we delude ourselves that we are saving money, but in reality we are spending more e wasting moneyAnd as for the gift recipient, we're not giving them any pleasant surprises. In fact, to be honest, we're ripping them off.

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