To all,
The recent threads on Country of Origin and Made in xxx brought up many
questions on this subject. So, I did some research. I appeared to get
some answers and also created some more questions. Hopefully, members of
the group can confirm or disagree with the items listed below.
1. US International Trade Commission (USITC) Requirements--According to
the information I have obtained, there are no requirements for products
being exported from the US. The Country of Origin requirements only
pertain to products that are imported into the US. Do you agree? How does
this requirement work for a US manufacturer that also has products built in
another country such as Singapore? Do we need to mark the products
manufactured in Singapore with Country of Origin for shipment into the US?
2. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Requirements--If your
product meets the preference criteria A-F as defined by the Agreement, you
create a Certificate of Origin to get preferential tariff treatment. The
US, Canada and Mexico all have their own Country of Origin marking
requirements. Agree??
3. US Federal Trade Commission "Made in USA" requirements--In order to
label a product "Made in USA", the product must be "substantially all" made
in the US. A product will be considered "substantially all" made in the US
if the product was last substantially transformed in the US and US
manufacturing cost are at least 75% of total manufacturing costs; OR the
product was last substantially transformed in the US and all significant
parts were last substantially transformed in the US ("substantially
transformed" refers to a manufacturing process that results in a new and
different article of commerce, having a new name, character and use.)
Agree??
4. Countries other than the US Country of Origin Requirements--Does
anybody have a list of Country of Origin marking requirements for various
countries??
All responses are greatly appreciated.
Regards
Joe Martin
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