Made By Yankees

Under the guidelines of the Federal Trade Commission only automobiles and textiles such as wool and fur products must have the content disclosed. There is no law that requires other products sold in the US to be labeled or disclose the amount of U.S. content.

However, if a company does whish to make claims about the origin of their product, they must comply with the Made in USA policy. This policy applies to all products advertised or sold in the U.S. with few exceptions. General policy guidelines are below. See the FTC website for more detailed information.

- The claim or advertisement of Made in USA must be “all or virtually all” made in the U.S.
- The claim of Made in USA can be expressed or implied. U.S. flags, outlines of U.S. maps, or references to U.S. locations of headquarter or factories may convey a claim of U.S. origin either by themselves, or in conjunction with other phrases.
- “all or virtually all” is defined as “the product’s final assembly or processing must take place in the U.S.” Then consideration is given to “other factors, including how much of the products total manufacturing costs can be assigned to U.S. parts and processing, and how far removed any foreign content is from the finished product.”
- A company may not use a brand name or trademark by itself as a claim of U.S. origin.
- A company may not indicate that an entire product line is of U.S. origin.

This post was paraphrased and quoted from the FTC webiste. You can see the complete policy here