Do you think consumers understand the links between illicit trade crime and counterfeiting?

No!

Interesting that 100% of the poll participants didn’t believe consumers understood the link.

• Apparel/Footwear/Fashion: No-3
• Electronics: No-2
• Consumer Goods: No-1
• Pharmaceuticals: No-1
• Medical device: No- 1
• Food and consumables: No-1
• Government Prosecution: No-1
• Academia: No-1
• Brand protection: No- 1

N=12

Do you think industry understands the links between illicit trade crime and counterfeiting?

For industry, only a fourth believed there was an understanding of the link.

• Apparel/Footwear/Fashion: Yes-1; No-2
• Electronics: No-2
• Consumer Goods: No-1
• Pharmaceuticals:  Yes-1
• Medical device; No-1
• Food and consumables: No-1
• Government Prosecution: Yes-1
• Academia: No-1
• Brand protection: No-1

N=12

Do you think government authorities understand the links between illicit trade crime and counterfeiting?

One half of participants believed there was an understanding of the link among government authorities.

• Apparel/Footwear/Fashion:  Yes-2; No-1
• Electronics: Yes-1 ; No-1
• Pharmaceuticals: Yes-1  
• Consumer Goods: Yes-1
• Medical device No-1
• Food and consumables: No-1
• Academia: No-1
• Brand protection Yes-1
• Government prosecution: No-1

N=12

IN THE NEXT TEMPERATURE TEST….Product Protection in the Metaverse