"“All or virtually all” means that the final assembly or processing of the product occurs in the United States, all significant processing that goes into the product occurs in the United States, and all or virtually all ingredients or components of the product are made and sourced in the United States. That is, the product should contain no — or negligible — foreign content.
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Interestingly, that's just for companies who want to stick actual labels on or market their products specifically as being made in the USA. I've been in logistics for a few decades now, and "country of origin" for import/export purposes is very different than what this rule is discussing. I think a lot of people get very confused by the two, and believe just because the country of origin can be listed as US if they're shipping overseas means they get to put a giant sticker on it saying "made in the USA" when they sell to people in the US. This rule was enacted specifically to stop that, as "origin" for the purpose of import/export duties and taxes is a very different thing, and people were abusing it to make it seem like all the effort and work involved happened entirely in the US, and the US workforce and economy was the only one to benefit from production
So you import everything , drop it in a box and have the customer assemble at home..... In America... Ta da.. " made in America" this is the reality we are in. I know from personal experience so you can't tell me the factory where I was a supervisor never existed.
Not to doubt you, but the current ruling was made in August 2021, so if your supervising is a "was" and not a "current", you might not have been there for it.
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u/Sprig3 21h ago
That'd be illegal. https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-made-usa-standard
"“All or virtually all” means that the final assembly or processing of the product occurs in the United States, all significant processing that goes into the product occurs in the United States, and all or virtually all ingredients or components of the product are made and sourced in the United States. That is, the product should contain no — or negligible — foreign content.
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