Will I be caught if I sell counterfeit goods on my independent website? What should I pay attention to when selling high-quality counterfeits?

There are many cross-border e-commerce merchants who use the independent station model now, but the independent station model has also spawned some other models. So will those who make counterfeit brands on independent stations be caught? After all, everyone’s copyright awareness is very high now, so let’s analyze it below.

Will I be caught if I make counterfeit brands on my independent website?

If your website is built using open source or stand-alone mode, and the brand owner complains about the counterfeit website, the brand owner will complain to the website's hosting server room, and the server room will warn you to remove the infringing products. If there are more than two warnings, the server room has the right to directly block your website IP, or even shut down the server directly and no longer unblock it. If your website uses an independent station built by a platform such as Shopify, it will be directly blocked by Shopify.

In fact, selling high-quality imitations is also a form of infringement. If discovered by the brand, they will definitely report it. Although you will not be caught, it is normal for them to ask for compensation.

What should I pay attention to when selling high imitations?

1. Logistics issues

When dealing with counterfeit brand products, you need to pay attention to logistics issues. In the field of international logistics, counterfeit brand products are sensitive items, and most logistics channels cannot ship them, so we need to choose logistics channels specifically. For example, channels such as counterfeit brand DHL, counterfeit brand Fedex, counterfeit brand postal parcels, etc., specialize in handling counterfeit brand products and can smoothly deliver counterfeit brand products to foreign countries.

2. Payment Restrictions

In addition to logistics issues, we also need to pay attention to payment issues. Since third-party online payment platforms now restrict brand types, sellers cannot receive payment for counterfeit products. So how to solve this problem? It is recommended that you limit access to DVD, LuLulemon, Clouds/Disk, etc. In addition, you can use online payment platforms or communicate with buyers to use offline channels.

3. Domain name, server, and website issues

In addition, we also need to pay attention to domain name, server, and website issues. Any abnormality in any link will seriously affect the entire sales work. If the domain name is blocked, you can only change the domain name to bind to the website. If the server is shut down, you can only buy a new server to build the website and reconfigure the website. If the website is blocked, you can only create a new website.

4. The receiving account is frozen

If the payment account is frozen, it is recommended that the seller file a complaint and backup multiple payment channels to reduce the risk of being frozen.

You won't be caught if you sell high-quality imitations on your independent website, but you will be punished. If you are sued by the brand, you will have to pay compensation. In fact, many things can be profitable now, and you don't have to sell high-quality imitations. After all, this is not a legitimate way.

The risk of selling counterfeit goods on an independent website is very high, because no matter what model you use, you may be investigated if you sell counterfeit goods. Although independent e-commerce has a high degree of freedom, it must be operated within the scope permitted by the law, otherwise you may be punished.

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