• CHANGING ORIGIN MARKING

    Question: I know that changing the country of origin marking after importation is a violation, possibly a felony, but I can’t find the statute or regulation. Can someone please point me in the right direction?   In this case, product is imported from Mexico, properly marked. Our customer wants a new label put on the […]

  • ORIGIN MARKING EXEMPTION

    Question:   My company will be importing a component part manufactured in Mexico. This component part will be manufactured with a mold that has the words MADE IN USA ( so the component will say MADE IN USA ) My company is the USA IOR and the component part will not be sold into the […]

  • 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

    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 […]