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![Counterfeit hats sold at Dongdaemun Saebit Market in Jongno District, central Seoul, in a photo provided by the city government on Tuesday. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11968229.jpg?imageId=11968229&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Customs authorities inspect knockoff bags and accessories at the Seoul Main Customs office in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Tuesday. The Korea Customs Service seized 142,930 knockoffs in November, of which 25 products that directly make contact with skin were found to contain heavy metals such as lead and cadmium in amounts above the safe level, according to the agency on Tuesday. Knockoff earrings, in particular, were found to contain large amounts of cadmium. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10718736.jpg?imageId=10718736&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Pictured is a counterfeit Chanel bag attempted to be smuggled to Korea from China and confiscated by Incheon officials in August. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11164254.jpg?imageId=11164254&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Over the past three years, a total of 1,151 cases were reported to the Consumer Counseling Center, according to the Korea Consumer Agency on Wednesday. [PIXARBAY]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10900824.jpg?imageId=10900824&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)