Thousands of pairs of Nike knockoffs were seized at the Los Angeles-Long Beach ports complex recently in a shipment arriving from China, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of pairs of Nike knockoffs were seized at the Los Angeles-Long Beach ports complex recently in a shipment arriving from China, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday.

Had the 14,800 pairs of counterfeit Nike special edition and retro design shoes been real, the manufacturer's suggested retail prices would have totaled more than $2.2 million, the agency said.

CBP officers seized 14,806 pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes at the LA/Long Beach Seaport. If genuine, the seized shoes would have an estimated MSRP of $2.2M. https://t.co/CBejkuihCM pic.twitter.com/t5cps1It8n — CBP (@CBP) October 10, 2019



The shoes were in two containers with contents declared as napkins.

The fakes violated protected designs and trademarks for various versions of Nike's Air Jordan and Air Max shoes.