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Marketers are now subject to civil penalties if they use an unqualified Made in USA label on a product that is not “all or virtually all” made in the U.S., including in catalogs or online. This publication provides additional guidance about how to comply with the “all or virtually all” standard.
What Businesses Need to Know About Making Made in USA Claims. According to the Federal Trade Commission, “Made in USA” means that “all or virtually all” the product has been made in America. That is, all significant parts, processing and labor that go into the product must be of U.S. origin.
What are the requirements for a product to be labeled as “Made in the USA”? Under current Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines, a product may be advertised as “Made in the USA” if “all or virtually all” of the labor and materials in the product are domestic.
What are the requirements for labeling a product Made in the USA? Under its general authority to act against deceptive acts and practices, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) controls ‘Made in America’, ‘Made in the USA’, or any claims of U.S. origin for all products sold or advertised in the United States.
Made in America Laws include two main domestic content preference types for goods: Buy American Act requirements for Government procurement and Buy America requirements for Federal financial assistance. These domestic preferences have similar sounding names, but are different in important ways.
Various laws and regulations establish requirements for U.S. government procurement and assistance to support American manufacturing. Exceptions to these laws and regulations are allowable under certain conditions.
The FTC Act gives the Commission the power to bring law enforcement actions against false or misleading claims that a product is of U.S. origin. Traditionally, the Commission has required that a product advertised as Made in USA be “all or virtually all” made in the U.S.
According to the Buy American Act, a product must "be manufactured in the U.S. of more than 50% U.S. parts to be considered Made in the USA for government procurement purposes."
1. How is the fallback threshold implemented? The rule requires offerors to indicate when some of their foreign end products exceed 55% domestic content threshold, e.g. the “fallback threshold.” 1. What materials does the fallback threshold apply to?
Country of origin marking is mandatory for consumer products imported and sold in the United States. It is often as straightforward as printing “Made in China” or “Made in Mexico” on the product and its packaging.