Are you allowed to wear counterfeit products in Paris?

Question

I'm going for a trip to Paris with my school in April, and I saw this poster in the French embassy which said 'buying or using counterfeit products is a crime in France'

should i carry my fakes with me? :-)

Answer 1

Be careful! The "douanes" can arrest you at the airport, even if you just wear. They do that everyday at the Italian fronter, it's just an exemple.

Once you're in the French territory, there's no problem.

Answer 2

In fact, it is fine to wear counterfeit products in France.....as long as you don't get caught !!!

The places that you are more likely to be controlled by "les douanes" are airports, I guess you're gonna visit one of those  at least twice?

It can cost you as much as 300 000€ in fines and up to 3 years in prison. We have a lot of posters in airports advertising this state of fact.

You have to realise that most of the fakes people buy abroad are dammaging French economy, since the counterfeited brands are more often than not french. So authorities are very serious about that.

Answer 3

its not a crime to wear it, just to sell and buy it. but just make sure theyre AMAZING knock offs. since most designers like Louis Vuitton are native to paris, its easy to spot a fake to a parisian. you wont be arrested but it is a crime of fashion if youre caught wearing one ;-)

Answer 4

it's no problem to wear ; some people do it in france and they're not arrested. but government fights again importing counterfeit products. so, if your luggages are controled by the Customs at the airport when you're entering in france, they will take it and you'll have to pay a fine (twice the price of the original product !).

Answer 5

you mean knock offs? no, it is fine. u just arent allowed to buy or sell them. i think itll be fine

have tons of fun!!

-lena