According to a January 2010 study by the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, the number of counterfeit incidents reported grew from 3,868 in 2005 to 9,356 in 2008.
387 respondents to the survey cited the two most common types of counterfeit components: 'blatant' fakes and used products re-marked as higher grade.
On December 11, 2001, China was admitted to the WTO, which lifted the ban on exports by non-government owned and controlled business entities.
Some known counterfeiting-detecting strategies include: For military products: The formation of the G-19 Counterfeit Electronic Components Committee was introduced.
[5] In April 2009, SAE International released AS5553 Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition.