Petzl have discovered Chinese counterfeit versions of some of their products and in testing these have failed well below required standards.
The cosmetic quality of the counterfiet products is very high including all the required marks and stamps. The only way to ensure you dont purchase these products is to buy through trusted channels.
If the offer seems to good to be true it probably is!
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Ian
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If the offer seems to good to be true it probably is!
Below is the text from the Petzl website or click on the image to go to the page
Ian
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There is a significant risk that these counterfeit products could open or otherwise fail at low loads and under normal use:
These counterfeit products do not meet UIAA or CE safety standards.
These counterfeit products do not meet Petzl safety and quality requirements.
It will be very difficult for you to identify these fakes:
They have been reproduced in a way that makes them very difficult to identify. The following features have been reproduced nearly identically:
- Design
- Color
- Product markings
- Batch number
- Instructions for use (down to the most minor details)
- Packaging
Only an in-depth analysis allows us to identify these counterfeit products, due to minor differences in the tools used to produce them.
To date, only a few counterfeits have been found on the market, and thus far none in North America.
What can you do?
Only purchase from an authorized Petzl retailer to be sure that you are purchasing a genuine Petzl product.
- If you have any doubt as to the authenticity of Petzl products, please help us and contact Petzl America at info@petzl.com or (877) 807-3805. For a list of Petzl retailers, please visit:
- If the retailer from whom you purchased your equipment is not listed, please contact Petzl America at the email and phone number listed above.
