CBP Seizes $38K In Counterfeit UL‑Marked Restaurant Equipment At Norfolk Port, Destined For Chicago

CBP officers at the Area Port of Norfolk-Newport News seized about $38,000 in commercial kitchen equipment after detecting a counterfeit UL safety mark on eight items in a shipment from Jordan bound for suburban Chicago. Trade experts and UL brand-protection specialists confirmed the mark was unauthorized; the goods were seized under CBP’s IPR authorities. CBP emphasized consumer-safety risks from counterfeit goods and ongoing multi-port IPR enforcement efforts.