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HKS values your business and your support of the HKS brand. To assure that you are purchasing GENUINE HKS PRODUCTS, we have developed this counterfeit product reference site. The purpose of this site is to provide the most up-to-date information about non-genuine HKS products.
As you know, HKS Performance Products are the premium brand of automotive performance aftermarket systems. As with any premium brand, there are always criminals, (it is a crime to counterfeit) that try to exploit the buying-public by producing “knock-offs”. These criminals are committing fraud when they represent a knock-off as an HKS brand product.
Unlike fashion knock-offs, counterfeit automotive parts and performance products can cause physical harm, even death, not to mention costly damage to an automobile.
HKS has spent countless engineering and development hours producing the world’s finest products available utilizing the best quality materials and workmanship. That quality and the after-sale support by HKS are reflected in the cost and market price of the products. A “bargain-price” is not a bargain, if the product is a knock-off!
HKS has always been a target for counterfeit criminals and because of our continued strength in this economic downturn; more knock-off products are entering the market and being sold to unsuspecting customers as genuine HKS Products. Although poor copies of HKS products sold have been put on the market for years, they were easily identified when compared to a genuine HKS product. However, these criminals are becoming more cunning (even copying the packaging) and it is becoming more difficult to identify a knock-off.
HKS, Co. Ltd and HKS USA, Inc. are taking every action possible, including legal action against these counterfeit criminals to protect you, our loyal customers, and our brand. If these knock-off products bear the HKS brand, product name, product design, etc. they infringe on HKS trademarks and copyrights.
Today, the only way to insure that the HKS product that you plan to purchase is authentic is to purchase it from an Authorized HKS Dealer . For reference and current information on counterfeit HKS products, we are providing this Counterfeit Information Center (CIC) site to display details of counterfeit products that we have identified for sale.
HKS has acquired and tested these counterfeits and have found that the materials and manufacturing processes and performance do not meet HKS standards and may cause potential engine damage.
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