Counterfeit Petzl Products

Warning regarding the presence of counterfeit versions of Petzl products

Petzl has recently discovered Chinese counterfeit versions of the following products:

These counterfeit products have serious defects that affect their performance and strength. For example: 

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
• Colour
• 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 AUSTRALIA or NEW ZEALAND. 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 the Petzl authorized distributor Spelean (contact details below).
• For a list of Petzl retailers, please visit: petzl.com.au or petzl.co.nz or visit our support page.