Illegal trade is such a sticky icky situation. It's very frustrating how unethical and immoral some business can be. There is a lot more illicit trade that goes on than people realize. Illegal trade is dangerous. Not only do people illegally trade clothing, purses, and other products; but many also illegally trade prescription drugs. If someone was to ingest an illegally traded drug, their health could be at risk. Who is to know whether or not the pill actually has in it what it says. People need to be careful of what they put into their bodies if it runs the risk of being illegally traded.
"Illicit trade is the production, import, export, purchase, sale or possession of goods failing to comply with legislation.
These are the three terms commonly used to categorize illicit trade activities:
Contraband – genuine products smuggled from abroad
Genuine products diverted from the legitimate supply chain and sold in a country different than the intended market of retail sale and without domestic duty paid in that country.
Counterfeit – fake products appearing to be a genuine brand
Products protected by intellectual property rights which are manufactured without authorization from the rights owners and with the intent to copy the genuine brand to deceive the consumer, also sold without duties being paid.
Illicit whites – legitimately manufactured brands intentionally sold on the illicit marketBrands manufactured legitimately in one country but smuggled into another country to provide consumers with cheap brands, also without duties being paid."
Illegal trade affects brands such as Louis Vuitton, and other designer brands. My personal feeling towards illegal trade is that it is frustrating. It frustrate me that people get away with this. It frusterates me that anyone could be immoral enough to risk others' health just to make a buck. I hope that one day illegal trade will be eliminated completely.
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