Question:A. How are companies are marking Country of Origin (CoO) on the outer containers/packaging (not for the ultimate consumer) for export? 1. Stickers or are the boxes stamped/stenciled/printed with the CoO? 2. What happens if an outer container, not reusable, contains items with multiple CoOs? Is the outer carton left blank, while the inner […]
We have a product that is assembled in the U.S. that used to be assembled in China. The components are sourced from other countries. The blisterpack that is used to send this product to our customer or distributors reads made in China. Since we are going to assemble in the U.S. now, the blisterpack will […]
I have a question on country of origin marking for service parts. We have a variety of service parts we will source from an Asian vendor for our repair technicians to use on service calls. I believe individuals could also order these parts and make the repair themselves. The majority of the parts are a […]
My company has a product (called a dongle) that looks something like 5 short phone wires connected together at the center. We are currently having discussions on the correct method of marking country of origin. I say it needs to be in English and there are others who say we need to put it in […]
My company has a product (called a dongle) that looks something like 5 short phone wires connected together at the center. We are currently having discussions on the correct method of marking country of origin. I say it needs to be in English and there are others who say we need to put it in […]
My company has a product (called a dongle) that looks something like 5 short phone wires connected together at the center. We are currently having discussions on the correct method of marking country of origin. I say it needs to be in English and there are others who say we need to put it in […]
One of our Export Customer Service Representatives has received a request for Certificates of Origin to accompany shipments to Costa Rica. Does anyone have any experience with this issue and is the certificate required for all merchandise or specific types of merchandise?
Having a heated discussion w/in my company regarding the Origin Marking of Workstations. Workstations / servers are purchased from the manufacturer (big American company – rhymes with Hell) and brought into Canada where they are loaded with proprietary software – configured to work with our machinery and also that of our competitors. The systems could […]
I could really use the help of my fellow ICPA members regarding a very important compliance matter that I am dealing with……….I am currently facing a bit of a “stone wall” here at my company regarding certain compliance issues……the main one being understanding and following the country of origin marking guidelines according to Customs regulations […]
I have another important question regarding country of origin marking requirements…..this time for export to Canada……there seems to be a difference of opinion as to how important correct country of origin marking is to Canadian Customs…..my viewpoint is that they take it very seriously…. If we are shipping what we call a “bundle”, which consists […]
My company is a retailer and has imported a line of items that are in question concerning origin marking. The items themselves are marked with “China” which in a permanent manner, as the item is cast of steel and the letters are part of the mold. The items will be displayed at retail with a […]
Question: 1. If we sell to a “dealer” who may use part in service or resale, is marking required on the package as a retail store like Walmart or NAPA? 2. Any suggestions on what to mark the multi sourced parts on the package when country could be many? 3. If we do kits and […]
