ZAMBOANGA
CITY: The trade department (DTI) is informing the public on how to spot an Import
Commodity Clearance (ICC) to know whether the product they are buying is fake
or not.
The
DTI said it wants to protect the consumers from substandard Christmas lights
and other products.
DTI-Zamboanga
City Office Consumer Protection Division chief Ceferino Rubio said by just
looking at the "silvery or hologram in color with ICC mark in the middle,"
a buyer will know if it’s fake.
Rubio
added ‘that if the sticker is genuine, peeling it off will reveal the word
"VOID." The DTI makes and issue the stickers with these added
features.
Another
unique marking in the ICC sticker is its number code, citing no two ICC
stickers bear the same number code found in the sticker's interface, Rubio
added.
The
public may file their complaints with their office for proper action if after
checking they find out that the security markings are missing, DTI said.
The
DTI will also slap a fine of P17,500 or more those business establishments
caught selling the said fake products.