Country of Origin – Marking

Questions and answers about Country of Origin – Marking

  • DUAL ORIGIN MARKING

    Question: Below are excerpts from a ruling on county of origin requirements for blended rum.  The ruling states that the product should be marked as county of origin – Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.   My question is how would the county of origin be declared on the 7501 under this scenario? HQ H237605 June 25, 2014 […]

  • USA ORIGIN MARKING FOR OTHER COUNTRIES

    Question: We are a company that makes products in the US for sale in the US and abroad.  The products do not qualify for the “Made in USA” mark, but we can mark them “Made in USA with US and Non-US Materials.” We understand that this qualified mark is acceptable in the US for FTC […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING EXCEPTION

    Question: We are having brass lapel pins made in China for a special anniversary. Some of the pins will be given away at trade shows and some will be attached to a paper tag that will be attached to apparel. The apparel will be imported with the paper tag and pin. We consider the pin […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING IN OTHER COUNTRIES

    Question: We ran across a recent problem where we shipped bulk to Germany, and a vendor there packaged it.  These are goods that remain in Europe and Eurasia.   German Customs stated that the country of origin markings on the package must state: “ product name-US, pkgd-Germany”.   Do any of you know which countries in […]

  • USA ORIGIN LABELING

    Question: I have a specific question regarding the labeling of origin on products sold domestically. We manufacture some products that are considered substantially transformed but have foreign components and/or material.  For those items we do not mark them as  Made in the USA. I have looked into what our options are and the rules for […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING OF PRODUCE AND SEAFOOD

    Question: As a Trade Compliance person, it bothers me when I can’t find origin marking labels at local markets especially at groceries stores.   Most of the packaging have markings.  Are the produces and seafood  need to have origin labels somewhere on the price tags as well ?  Can I report and to whom can I […]

  • Answers to QUESTION ON COUNTRY OF ORIGIN TAIWAN MARKING

    Question: Is it permissible to mark products made in Taiwan as such or should they be marked ‘Made in China’ ? =============== Answers: Goods made in Taiwan should be marked Made in Taiwan, not made in China. Taiwan and China are two different countries. ================= What I have seen used is “Taiwan, R.O.C.” ================= Answer: […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING SCENARIO

    Question: A solenoid valve is Made in USA and it is stamped “Made in USA” right on the top. A bare sensor is assembled in US with US & Global components.  The sensor is sold to a Chinese company that builds it into a finished sensor with wall mountings and wiring, then sells it to […]

  • FTC COMPLIANCE

    Question: My company is currently debating which functional area should be responsible for ensuring compliance with the FTC requirements, namely the verbiage to be used (Made In, Assembled In, Product Of) before the country to be named. Could you please share which functional area makes such determinations for your company and ensures compliance with the […]

  • EXPORT ORIGIN MARKING

    Question: Is there a US Export regulation that states COO marking MUST be on a shipping carton when exporting product from the US? If yes, where can I find that regulation? If yes, would a ‘Made in…” statement on the consumer unit suffice; meaning, there would then be no need for the COO marking on […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING OF US GOODS

    Question: We export aircraft parts that our company manufactures in the U.S to support our own fleet of aircraft internationally.  The parts are currently not sold anywhere and will be re-imported back into the U.S. when they need to be serviced. The parts are manufactured in the U.S.. I believe in almost all cases there […]

  • MULTIPLE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN MARKING

    Question: I have a commodity that is too small for item marking. When marking the shipping packages with multiple country contents, what country to you indicate? ============ Answers: All of them.  Take a look at some retail packaging, for example at the major hardware stores.  Most often you see packaging labeled listing multiple countries of […]