What is the difference if any between pirated, contraband and counterfeit goods?
<p>"Smugglers usually smuggle contraband into and out of a country for commercial gain"
<p> a shipping line can as well be notorious for shipping contraband goods

<p>According to The Advanced English Dictionary and Thesaurus  (online); 

>contraband (noun)
noun
1. contraband goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law.