Earlier today (23rd November 2020), Xiaomi announced that it had seized counterfeit products in the Southern states of the country. As per estimates, these fakes were worth over 33 lakhs INR (or 3,300,000 INR and roughly 45,000 US Dollars).
As per an official press note, the Chinese tech giant revealed that the counterfeit goods were seized from four suppliers in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Bangalore, Karnataka. The company made these discoveries through its comprehensive proactive anti-counterfeit program. At the moment, a complaint has been filed against the local police station, with raids being conducted in the market in the months of October and November.
According to the registered complaint, police officers accompanies with the company’s representatives seized counterfeit products from three prominent shops in the region. The group discovered over 3000 products, which consisted of mobile covers, headphones, power banks, chargers, and earphones. Notably, shop owners from both the cities were arrested for allegedly selling fake Mi India products worth over 24.9 lakhs (roughly 33,600 US Dollars) and 8.4 lakhs INR (roughly 11,300 US Dollars) respectively.
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Additionally, interrogations have revealed that both parties have been managing this business for a long time and have sold numerous unauthorized products in the market. So, you can check out a few pointers given below that could hint at the authenticity of your Xiaomi products:
- Some products like carry security codes that can be checked on mi.com to identify the authenticity of the product- eg. Mi Powerbanks, all audio products.
- Packaging and quality of retail boxes are very different. You can visit any Mi Home/ Mi Store to validate the original packaging
- Check for the original Mi India Logo on the product and you will know if that is authorized. Original logo of packaging can be seen on mi.com
- All authorized fitness products such as Mi Band(s) will have Mi Fit app compatibility.
- Unauthorized cables are often flimsy and break easily
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