The American Apparel & Footwear Association is asking federal officials to add five foreign Amazon sites to a government list of marketplaces that sell counterfeit goods.

AAFA recently announced that it wants the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to add Amazon's online marketplaces in the U.K., Canada, Germany, France and India to the Notorious Markets list. The group had previously recommended the first three countries be added to the list.

In a statement, AAFA CEO Rick Helfenbein said that while Amazon has increased engagement with name brands about cracking down on counterfeit sales, a large number of fake goods continue to be sold through the retailer's online marketplaces, prompting the call for the sites to be added to the list.

"The USTR Notorious Markets report has proven to be a valuable tool in the fight against the sale of counterfeit products," Helfenbein said. "Not only have previous versions of this report shined a light on marketplaces that are not doing enough to protect consumers, but they have also led to dramatic and continuous improvement by companies that had not prioritized intellectual property protection in the past."

Inclusion on the Notorious Markets list opens up businesses to possible government sanctions unless they take steps to curb counterfeit sales. In a statement to the news site Fast Company, an Amazon spokesperson said the retailer prohibits the sale of counterfeit products and spent $400 million last year on preventive measures. http://bit.ly/3599rnq

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