The customs branch of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) has confiscated goods said to be worth R2-million that illegally bore the 2010 Fifa World Cup logo, Sars said on Friday.
Spokesperson Adrian Lackay said the goods were seized on four occasions in Durban in the last quarter of last year. "The goods included kit bags, socks, ID-card holders and soccer balls," he said.
"We are very concerned that these goods are getting into the country four years before the event," he added. "The trend follows the German experience where 2 500 seizures were made ahead of and during the 2006 Fifa World Cup."