Country of Origin – Marking

Questions and answers about Country of Origin – Marking

  • ORIGIN MARKING

    Question:   A US company domiciled in Oklahoma has a Delaware affiliate company.  The affiliate will purchase and import a chemical product in bulk form from a manufacturer in China.  The country of origin will be clearly and properly marked as China.  The Parent will purchase the product from the affiliate and sell it through […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING COUNTRY LIST

    Question:   I would like to ask the Trade Community where I can find an up-to-date comprehensive list of countries that mandate country of origin marking for goods being imported into that country. ————————— ANSWER: Marking requirements is one of the topics in the Country Commercial Guides that cover 125 markets found here:  http://export.gov/ccg/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=exportgov&utm_campaign=ccg

  • ORIGIN MARKING FOR MULTIPLE COUNTRIES

    Question:   I would like to ask the Trade Community how they label the Country of Origin for multiple destination countries that may have a different COO based on their rules? How do you label the item if it is dual sourced and therefore same product one part number that could have  different Country of […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING

    Question:   A US company domiciled in Oklahoma has a Delaware affiliate company.  The affiliate will purchase and import a chemical product in bulk form from a manufacturer in China.  The country of origin will be clearly and properly marked as China.  The Parent will purchase the product from the affiliate and sell it through […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING DUAL SOURCED PRODUCT

    Question: I would like ask the membership on how they handle country of origin marking for items that are dual sourced. Is it acceptable to mark as ” County X  or Country Y” for country of origin. Or are there any other methods that are more accepted? —————————————————- ANSWERS: It is not acceptable to mark […]

  • MULTIPLE ORIGIN MARKINGS

    Question: I have a Country of Origin concern about a product assembled in the U.S.with three equal amounts of components from three different countries.Can we mark the product Assembled in the U.S. with components made incountries A, B ,C ? ANSWERS: I would encourage you to review the following guidance from the FTC on qualified […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING FOR PRODUCT BOXES

    Current situation: Company imports fancy boxes from China to Canada (CA) in high quantities with no country of origin markings Company has had no issues with CA Customs on imports of fancy boxes with no country of origin markings but no history of examinations so they may not be aware Company manufactures NAFTA eligible high […]

  • SAUDI ORIGIN MARKING

    Question:   Our customer in Saudi Arabia said all items and their cartons must be marked with country of origin in Arabic. In addition the item descriptions on the cartons must also be in Arabic.  Has anyone else experienced this issue? Is anyone aware of other countries requiring country of origin in their local language? […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING OF KITS

    Question: We are importing packaged repair kits from a sister facility in the UK. The kits are coming in marked as “packaged in the UK of domestic and foreign components  We will be selling these kits to distributors, they in turn sell to the ultimate purchaser is this statement adequate for §134.1.d? ANSWER: No. Cannot […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING OF UNASSEMBLED PRODUCTS

    Question: My company sells and exports control systems (Chapter 85) to our subsidiary office in Shanghai. Our control system is country of origin US made from US and foreign components. The control system is shipped un-assembled. The main components of the control system are packaged individually to ensure minimal risk of damage during transit. All […]

  • ORIGIN RE-LABELING

    Question: We import or purchase domestically, foreign origin blank T-shirts.   We then silkscreen designs onto the blank T-shirt and sell to US retailers. In the process, we remove the original COO label from the neck and replace it with a heat seal label with the COO information BUT now I am wondering if we […]

  • PRINTED MATTER ORIGIN MARKING

    Question: I just received an email from my marketing and service department that they are requesting to remove from our service & operator manuals and other publications the wording “Printed in the USA”… They claim they have researched and it is not a regulatory requirement. I have second thoughts about this and I want to […]