QUESTION: If 100% cotton foreign origin fabric is screen printed, cut to size, sewn into squares and filled (all done in the USA) with US origin potpourri – will the resulting potpourri filled cotton sack be eligible for a Made in USA label? I’ve researched rulings but found none specific to this issue. The closest […]
QUESTION: We have a kit/set of multiple small items (rubber grommets, switch, screws, switch housing, wire and splices) from about four different countries of origin. We have a limited amount of space on the product label to show the countries of origin. Is there a rule about showing the origins for all of the components […]
QUESTION: I would like know to if the country of origin stamped on the product is absolutely mandatory for the U.S. market?. Our cast bronze push fittings are bagged and China is on the bag’s label. Will this be considered acceptable or each fitting must be stamped or labeled separately? Your inputs […]
QUESTION: A good is manufactured in Taiwan, but the raw materials are ALL U.S. origin goods. The U.S. materials are shipped to Taiwan. Only the manufacturing process is performed in Taiwan, then the finished good is returned to the U.S. What should this be labeled as? “Manufactured in Taiwan with U.S. materials”? ************* Answers: Yes […]
QUESTION: We are having a factory here in the US making wearing apparel but the fabric is from China. Can we label as per below? “Manufactured in US with Foreign Materials” Would this be acceptable? Or can you recommend the best way to label the garments. ========== Answers: Yes, you have added a […]
QUESTION: What are the options available if the COO information is not available for a particular import item? How to file the entry without COO information? ************* Answers: How many items are you looking at? If just one, or a small number of, sample or this is a one off shipment I would not get […]
QUESTION: We have some towels that are fully made in the USA and meet the requirements to be labeled “Made in the USA.” They also qualify for NAFTA (yarn-forward). Some of the towels require the hems to be repaired. I believe that the hems would be taken out and resewn without cutting the towel. […]
QUESTION: The towels in their current state have no country of origin label affixed to them. We have conflicting opinions on whether a label should be included with each item, or just on the packaging itself. “Rags” are listed on the J-List exception list for labels on each article. On the contrary towels, washcloths and […]
QUESTION: A US based company buys, in US territory, old and discarded jeans, by the pound or in bulk, and after sorting through all the jeans some are identified as salvageable and subsequently are sent to a third party where additional treatments or embellishments are added. The jeans which cannot be saved are destroyed. The […]
QUESTION: In the answer database I see some responses to this requirement from back in 2011. It is now 2017 I am questioning the necessity of our Marking Waiver as we review and update it every year. I am wondering if back in the day maybe many years ago we used to have problems […]
QUESTION: Below is my understanding of CoO labeling in regards to the FTC standard. Does anyone in the membership have a different understanding? “Product of USA” and “Made in USA” must meet the “virtually all” standard, and there is no difference between the two. “Assembled in USA” is compliant provided that a substantial transformation occurs […]
QUESTION: Shipping goods to various countries. Two major components in 1 crate – 1 is “Made in the USA” (verified), the other is “assembled in Mexico.” The second good (MX Origin) becomes the 1st part (US Origin) – (customs rulings support this). We invoice both parts as 1 line item – the good that is […]
