Question: We have manufacturing sites in several countries. We also have some very old equipment. When we transfer equipment from one country to another, we often bring it back to the U.S. to refurbish before sending it to the new location. This equipment may be 25-30 years old and has been fully depreciated for […]
Question: With the exception of textile products, where FTC requires disclosure about whether a textile product has been imported or not, it seems that it is pretty much up to one’s own prerogative as far as how much information about a product’s origin (Country) is advertised online or in mail order catalogs. Aside from […]
Question:I hope that someone has experience with the following situation. We have purchased scrap metal from a company in Barbados. When I received their ISF information they claimed the country of origin for the material is the US. I know they bought raw sheet metal from the US to make their product. But we are […]
Question: Does anyone know of ruling which states that if a foreign product is inpossession by US company that after a specific time period that productchanges to country of origin: US?
Question: I would like to know what other companies do when they have exhausted all avenues on obtaining the country of origin for durable goods that they have had in inventory (prior to a formalized process for assimilation of COO information)? Some of the parts are so old that the supplier is no longer in […]
QUESTION:One of the main paths to follow in determining country of origin is whether there has been a change in tariff classification from the raw material or components to the finished good. What is a classification is so broad, it covers all of these elements? Example: Articles of titanium – 8108.90.3060. US components, with this […]
Question: Does anyone know if the phrase “Assembled in…” meets the requirement forcountry of origin marking for Saudi Arabia? The notices I have seenreference “Made in…”, but it is not clear whether it is an example of thecountry of origin marking or if that specific verbiage is required. Anyanswers would be greatly appreciated. ======================================================= Answers: […]
Question: I’d like to see how other companies handle the following scenario… Smith Distributors sources Widget XYZ – a simple, unassembled product –from two Suppliers – Primary and Secondary, both located in the UnitedStates. Primary Supplier sources Widget XYZ from France, Germany, and Japan.Primary Supplier tracks the origin by Lot number, and provides theinformation to […]
Question: I’d like to see how other companies handle the following scenario… Smith Distributors sources Widget XYZ – a simple, unassembled product –from two Suppliers – Primary and Secondary, both located in the UnitedStates. Primary Supplier sources Widget XYZ from France, Germany, and Japan.Primary Supplier tracks the origin by Lot number, and provides theinformation to […]
Question:My company has a group that procures OEM items from various US manufacturers and distributors that will be drop-shipped to our freight forwarders for consolidating into bi-weekly exports to our parent company. In conducting an internal audit of these transactions I raised a concern about the number of items exported that were declared as US […]
Question: I would like the trade to shed some light on country of origin marking for goods that consist of a main product and accessories that is packaged and used in conjunction with the main product. Specifically, we will import earphones which is packaged together with an earphone kit consisting of 2 pairs of sleeves, […]
Question: After hours of researching this topic, this is the only site I found which may have the answer I am looking for. I am currently doing an audit of our compliance records and noticed that we do not have all of our certs of origin from our vendors. I contacted one and asked them […]
