Clothing, shoes, cosmetics and toys They are ‘abc’ Christmas gifts and sales has an annual income of approximately 35,000 million euros in Spain but from these Almost 5% loss due to fraudAccording to calculations based on a study prepared by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). In terms of employment, these are some 15,000 jobs discontinued due to pirate sales.
The report, published this Tuesday, analyzes data for the period 2018-2021 It concludes that the cost of counterfeit goods for manufacturers in these three sectors and in the European Union as a whole is: 16 billion euros in sales every year and 200,000 jobs. Germany, France, Italy, Spain and AustriaIn this order, we record the largest losses, with an almost 100 percent decrease in sales of original products. 8 billion euros as a whole.
At European level, toy industry most affected by imitations total loss 8.7% (1,022 million euros) and 3,608 jobs. Reaching this percentage two digits In more than half of the European Union countries, Spain (11.1%), with lost sales 113 million euros annually together 235 fewer jobs. The country most affected by fake dolls and games Germanyalmost by assumption one-third of all sales and job losses They disappeared on the continent.
despite toy industry Among those most affected by forgeries clothing and shoes is the sector higher volume in terms of sales There was a 5% loss in the turnover of the sector in Europe. 12 billion euros per year. In terms of employment, there are 160,352 fewer jobs. It is led by Cyprus (10.7%), Ireland (10.2%), Luxembourg (9.2%), Lithuania (9.1%) and Estonia (8.7%), and the example of Spain is among these countries. 1 billion euros lost3.7% and 11,208 positions no longer created.
And although these are the least common products, they are also makeup, lipstick or mascara They may be fake. This sector loses every year 3.169 million euros, 4.8% of its total sales on the continent; In Spain, this figure is 398 million euros (5.5% of the total). There are 31,717 and 3,601 fewer jobs respectively. The worst-performing country is FranceThe cradle of major companies such as L’Oréal Annual loss 800 million eurosrepresenting 4.7% of its sales. The most significant losses occurred in Bulgaria (8.7%), Cyprus (7.9%), Romania (7.9%), Portugal (7.7%) and Hungary (7.6%).
But beyond economic losses and impacts on the labor market, the report highlights that counterfeit products in the cosmetics and toy industries can pose “significant risks to the health and safety of consumers.” These potentially harmful products 15% fake products captured At the EU’s external borders, according to EUIPO’s 2022 intellectual property crime threat assessment.