La falsificación de prendas y accesorios de vestir es un problema grave que afecta a los consumidores y al país en varios niveles. Perjudica a los empresarios formales –que ven cómo personas inescrupulosas se valen del prestigio de sus marcas para vender productos de mala calidad–, y al Estado, que no recauda impuestos necesarios para emprender obras e iniciativas que beneficien a todo el país. Finalmente, también perjudica la creación de empleos adecuados. De acuerdo con la Sociedad Nacional de Industrias, la piratería y el contrabando en el sector textil genera que cada día se pierdan aproximadamente 460 puestos de trabajo formales. En contrapartida, se genera 1.400 puestos informales, que no ofrecen beneficios sociales ni derechos laborales.

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— Hon. Tamika Mapp Thu Apr 01 02:27:35 +0000 2021

The smuggling estimate report prepared by the SUNAT indicates to clothing in general and the clothes used in particular among the items that most enter the country illegally.It is important.The textile and clothing industry - whether national or legal import production - is a powerful engine for the development of the country and the recovery of competitiveness and productivity in this sector is to combat the unfair competition that smugglers and counterbandist and forgery pose.This is key to energizing the economy and generating properly paid quality jobs.

The State has redoubled its efforts to combat this illegal trade.Consequence of this, to the third quarter of this year 6 have been made.549 interventions throughout the country, which meant an amount of seizure of illegal merchandise valued at S/ 413’725.624.From this amount s/ 66’903.590 corresponds to clothing and clothing labels.

Likewise, the participation of the veterans in the customs controls, assigned by the Commission for the Fight against Customs Crimes and the Piracy that presides over the Ministry of Production, carried out during the last two years (2016 and 2017) 994 Aforos for the physical review ofimported merchandise corresponding to the textile and clothing item.In them 954 incidents were found for customs crimes, which generated a collection for S/772.957 for payment of fines and taxes and US $ 5’220.305 by adjustments made to goods declared below the correct value.

These figures reaffirm that smuggling and falsification are not small crimes.Millionaire amounts move and the damage they make to the country is huge.Think about it the next time they offer you a product of illegal origin.