
PTI

Washington, February 18
India’s well-liked e-commerce website IndiaMart.com and 4 other markets, which includes New Delhi’s famed Palika Bazaar, have figured in the most current yearly record of the world’s notorious markets released by the US Trade Representative.
The 2021 Infamous Marketplaces Record produced on Thursday determined 42 on the net and 35 actual physical markets all-around the earth that are documented to interact in or aid considerable trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy.
The 3 other Indian marketplaces in the checklist are Heera Panna in Mumbai, Kidderpore in Kolkata and Tank Street in Delhi.
“The worldwide trade in counterfeit and pirated products undermines important US innovation and creativeness and harms American employees,” said US Trade Consultant Katherine Tai.
“This illicit trade also raises the vulnerability of employees included in the manufacturing of counterfeit merchandise to exploitative labour tactics, and the counterfeit goods can pose substantial challenges to the wellness and security of customers and employees all over the globe,” she reported.
The USTR report stated IndiaMART, an e-commerce web-site and cellular application that connects customers with suppliers, describes by itself as the world’s 2nd greatest on line business-to-business enterprise market place. Counterfeit items can allegedly be found in significant volumes on IndiaMART, like counterfeit prescribed drugs, electronics and apparel.
Suitable holders are worried with IndiaMART’s failure to sufficiently put into action anti-counterfeiting most effective techniques, together with seller verification, penalties in opposition to recognised sellers of counterfeit items, or proactive monitoring of infringing merchandise.
IndiaMART seemingly has a recognize-and-takedown system, but ideal holders report that it is burdensome to use, the time-to-takedown is slow, and the status of notices is not transparently communicated to proper holders, the report claimed.
The USTR said a big indoor market place situated at the heart of Mumbai, Heera Panna, reportedly delivers counterfeit watches, footwear, extras, and cosmetics. Appropriate holders warn that counterfeit cosmetics marketed at this current market have health and protection dangers. A raid at Heera Panna in September 2021 resulted in arrests for promoting counterfeit versions of high quality watches.
Regionally regarded as ‘Fancy Market’, Kidderpore allegedly sells counterfeit apparel and cosmetics, frequently in wholesale portions. Critical pores and skin troubles, rashes, irritation, and eye health conditions have reportedly been caused thanks to the very poor top quality of the counterfeits, the report stated.
Palika Bazaar stays on the notorious current market checklist (NML) in 2021. This underground market place in Delhi is seemingly nicely-recognised for the trade of counterfeit merchandise, such as cellular components, cosmetics, watches and eyewear.
Many customers are reportedly pupils and other young persons who want trendy products and solutions at affordable charges. The market place is also a popular spot for vacationers, the report pointed out.
Right holders report that Delhi’s wholesale Tank Road marketplace proceeds to provide counterfeit goods, such as clothing, footwear, watches, purses, electronics, and splendor products and solutions. Wholesale counterfeit items are also reportedly equipped from this marketplace to other Indian marketplaces, like Gaffar Current market and Ajmal Khan Highway, the report explained.
“Right holders be aware that conducting enforcement steps at this site is complicated, as the market place is situated in a household area and sellers usually appear to have state-of-the-art knowledge of raids, limiting their success,” it mentioned.
USTR is an company of the US govt dependable for establishing and promoting American trade policy.
USTR initially recognized notorious marketplaces in the Particular 301 Report in 2006. Given that February 2011, USTR has been publishing every year the Notorious Marketplaces Record individually from the Special 301 Report, to maximize community recognition and assistance industry operators and governments prioritise intellectual home enforcement attempts that defend American firms and their personnel.