Lviv court orders payment of 17,000 hryvnia for counterfeit Xiaomi tools

Lviv court orders payment of 17,000 hryvnia for counterfeit Xiaomi tools
Lviv court orders payment of 17,000 hryvnia for counterfeit Xiaomi tools

The Halychtskyi District Court of Lviv issued a ruling regarding a woman who attempted to move counterfeit tools from a well-known brand across the state border. For violating intellectual property rights, she was sentenced to a fine of 17,000 hryvnia.

Circumstances of the counterfeit discovery

According to the materials of case No. 461/7432/26, the incident occurred on 6 July 2026. During customs control in international postal exchange at the "Rosan" joint-stock company, customs officers scanned a parcel sent from China in the name of Alla Nikiforova. The cargo contained 15 sets of new electric screwdrivers of the Mi brand, model MJDDLSD003QW.

Due to the presence of signs of illegal use of a protected trademark, the customs clearance of the parcel was suspended. To clarify the circumstances, they turned to the representative of the rights holder. The official representative of Xiaomi Inc. in Ukraine, Oleksandr Shevchenko, provided an expert opinion on 7 August 2026, confirming that the seized screwdrivers were counterfeit and subject to destruction.

Court decision

The court hearing was held without the participation of Alla Nikiforova. As noted in the documents, the woman was duly notified of the case hearing, but she did not appear.

On 27 October 2026, the judge of the Halychtskyi District Court of Lviv found the citizen guilty of an administrative offence provided for by Article 476 of the Customs Code of Ukraine. This article punishes the movement of goods across the customs border in violation of intellectual property rights.

In addition to the main fine of 17,000 hryvnia, the court ordered the destruction of all seized counterfeit screwdrivers. The woman must also pay the costs of storing the goods in the customs warehouse in the amount of 55.03 hryvnia and the court fee of 665.60 hryvnia.

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