Having a heated discussion w/in my company regarding the Origin Marking of Workstations. Workstations / servers are purchased from the manufacturer (big American company – rhymes with Hell) and brought into Canada where they are loaded with proprietary software – configured to work with our machinery and also that of our competitors. The systems could […]
I could really use the help of my fellow ICPA members regarding a very important compliance matter that I am dealing with……….I am currently facing a bit of a “stone wall” here at my company regarding certain compliance issues……the main one being understanding and following the country of origin marking guidelines according to Customs regulations […]
I have another important question regarding country of origin marking requirements…..this time for export to Canada……there seems to be a difference of opinion as to how important correct country of origin marking is to Canadian Customs…..my viewpoint is that they take it very seriously…. If we are shipping what we call a “bundle”, which consists […]
My company is a retailer and has imported a line of items that are in question concerning origin marking. The items themselves are marked with “China” which in a permanent manner, as the item is cast of steel and the letters are part of the mold. The items will be displayed at retail with a […]
Question: 1. If we sell to a “dealer” who may use part in service or resale, is marking required on the package as a retail store like Walmart or NAPA? 2. Any suggestions on what to mark the multi sourced parts on the package when country could be many? 3. If we do kits and […]
1 My company has learned that we have a shipment of shirts which left Asia without proper country of origin markings. The country of origin was not marked on the tag in the neck of the shirt or the hangtag on the outside of the shirt. It was marked on the care label on the […]
I have a situation that I wanted to get some confirmation on regarding FTC marking. According to the FTC Textile Act, we should be able to mark our fabric goods manufactured in the US with imported fabric as “Made in USA of imported fabric”. Does anyone else use this marking or do you specify the […]
1 Our sister company in Canada imports steel pipe from a vendor in the United States. Their is some additional manufacturing on the pipe in Canada and the end product is classifiable in chapter 7307.29. Under the General Statistical notes it states the use of regional value content is not useable under 7307. With this […]
Our airfreight forwarder has stated that it is the vendor’s responsibility to make sure any wood pallets are properly marked. What do you expect of your air freight forwarder with regard to ensuring pallets are marked or marked correctly?
FTC Enforcement – Made in USA Claims: Among my many trade compliance responsibilities is adherence to the Federal Trade Commission regulations regarding “Made in USA” markings. I’m struggling with senior management over the cost related to correcting noncompliant packaging. Throwing out the potential fines as according to Title 16 isn’t swaying them. I was hoping […]
Marking Question – Metal Hand Tools My company is planning on purchasing a metal hand tool with a dual function from China. One lever on the hand tool tightens the plastic strap around an item and the second lever you push to cut the excess plastic off. The company does not want a binding rule […]
In the scenario where merchandise is entered into the US, received at a distribution center and then exported to a 3rd country, what are the labeling and marking requirements from a US perspective? Do the goods need to meet US requirements? The goods are not in-bond, but entered in to the US on a standard […]
