Here is a short summary of key figures:

•         Customs, across the EU, detained 69, 354 cases with more than 26.7 million products suspected of violating intellectual property rights;
•         The value of the detained goods is just over 738 million EURO;

•         Cigarettes accounted for the largest number of articles in detentions (15 %), followed by toys (14 %) and packaging materials (9 %);

•         Postal and courier packages accounted for around 84% of customs interventions, with 19% of the detentions in postal traffic concerning packaging materials;

•         Malta Customs placed in the 3^rd place among all Member States as regards to seized quantities; and

•         China continued to be the main source.