There are around twenty five sectors of branded goods affected by piracy. This list is by no means exhaustive but it conveys how serious the problem has become.

If you are interested in reading more about this subject then load the next page and you can explore in detail each individual product area and some of the risks involved in using counterfeit products.

Remember that purchasing Branded Goods through recognised outlets where you can return to complain if you are disappointed is much safer than buying at Sunday Markets, off the internet or off the street.

1. Medicines, Pharmaceuticals and veterinary Products

2. Perfumes, Colognes, Toilet Preparations and Cosmetics

3. Stationery, office supplies and Imaging Supplies (ink jet cartridges for printers and toner supplies for copiers)

4. Cigarettes, tobacco and tobacco products

5. Food and Drink (i.e. honey, cheeses and local specialities as well as soft drinks and alcoholic beverages)

6. Purses, bags, luggage and travellers goods

7. Labels, logo's, tags, quality marks and badges of origin (i.e. products used to label and package counterfeit goods)

8. Articles of clothing (except footwear, sportswear and headgear)

9. Footwear (except sports footwear and sports socks)

10. Sports footwear (including trainers and sports socks)

11. Headgear (including caps)

12. Telephones, telecommunications equipment, components and accessories

13. Computer equipment, components and accessories (i.e. batteries and chargers) [not games and business software]

14. Sound and video recordings (including CD's, DVD's cassettes and other recorded media)

15. Games Software

16. Domestic entertainment equipment (including TV's, radios, CD and DVD players and electronic games apparatus)

17. Business Software

18. Automotive and Aeronautical Parts (Including Tractors, Agricultural Machinery and Earth Movers/Heavy Construction Plant).

19. Fashion accessories, jewellery, watches, sunglasses and other eyewear

20. Toys and Gadgets and novelty items

21. Textiles

22. Sporting goods not included above (i.e. Tennis Racquets, footballs etc.)

23. Household (and industrial) Electrical Products parts and components (i.e. switchgear, power tools, lighting and electrical sub-assemblies)

24. Chemicals (including agro-chemicals and paints) and Household products (including cleaning products and soap powders)

25. Goods not classified