Redbridge Council’s trading standards team, with help from national trading standards, shut down the illegal business.
Mohammed Rafi Khan was found guilty of fraud and offences under the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
His trial was held between June 30 and July 4.
Rafi Khan, 36, of Parkside Avenue, received a two-year suspended prison sentence, was ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid community service, and pay £2,450 in costs.
A deprivation order was also issued for the seized goods.
The investigation began after a complaint from an electrical safety expert from Brent, who bought a replacement laptop charger via eBay.
He identified serious safety concerns and reported the seller, Ascot Direct Ltd, registered in Ilford.
Redbridge Council said investigators found hundreds of eBay listings for laptop chargers and power supplies, falsely branded as Dell, Hewlett Packard, Samsung, and Toshiba.
Brand protection representatives confirmed the items were counterfeit, and test purchases supported the findings.
Further inquiries revealed a storage unit in Dagenham, where officers found two shipping containers filled with 30,000 unbranded laptop chargers and thousands of counterfeit brand labels.
Financial records traced almost £110,000 in payments to Chinese suppliers, linked to a bank account held by Rafi Khan.
Safety testing revealed that 48 out of 50 samples posed serious risks, including electric shock and fire hazards.
Rafi Khan’s brother 28 year-old Liaqat Khan, director of Ascot Direct Ltd and of Belmont Road, Ilford, was arrested at the scene but later left the country.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Both brothers and Ascot Direct Ltd were charged under the Trade Marks Act 1994, the Fraud Act 2006, and the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
Cllr Khayer Chowdhury, cabinet member for enforcement and community safety, said: “This case highlights the serious risks posed by counterfeit electrical goods and the importance of robust enforcement.
“These products weren’t just fake—they were dangerous, with the potential to cause electric shocks, fires, and serious harm to unsuspecting consumers.”
