Customs action

The CGA makes provision for application to be made to the Commissioner for Customs and Excise to seize and detain counterfeit goods being imported into the Republic (Section 15 of the CGA).

Once the Commissioner is satisfied on reasonable grounds that an intellectual property right subsists and that the applicant is the owner thereof, he must deal with the request without delay and grant it.

The Commissioner may, however, require the applicant to furnish security indemnifying the customs authorities against any liability.