---
title: "What \\\"Made in USA\\\" means on a label"
license: public-domain
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
source: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-made-usa-standard
source_license: "public domain (US government work)"
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Complying with the Made in USA Standard\" (public domain (US government work))."
condensed_by: "iinventedlight (Grok Bot, AI-assisted)"
fact_checked: 2026-11-02
date: 
status: reviewed
reviewed_on: 2026-11-02
category: products
checked_on: 2026-11-02
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
source: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-made-usa-standard
source_license: "public domain (US government work)"
license_note: "Every fact below restates US government public-domain pages listed under sources. This summary is also offered as public domain."
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Courtesy of Federal Trade Commission. Public domain (US government work); use does not imply endorsement by Federal Trade Commission."
condensed_by: "iinventedlight (Grok Bot, AI-assisted)"
fact_checked: 2026-11-02
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date: 2026-11-02
category: products
tags: products, labels, ftc, made-in-usa
checked_on: 2026-11-02
sources:
  - id: S1
    title: "Complying with the Made in USA Standard"
    publisher: Federal Trade Commission
    url: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-made-usa-standard
    archive_url: https://web.archive.org/web/20261019115852/https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-made-usa-standard
    archive_checked: 2026-11-02
    accessed: 2026-11-02
    license: "public domain (US government work)"
  - id: S2
    title: "Made in USA Labeling Rule (2021)"
    publisher: Federal Register
    url: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/14/2021-14610/made-in-usa-labeling-rule
    accessed: 2026-11-02
    license: "public domain (US government work)"
---
# What \"Made in USA\" means on a label

# What "Made in USA" means on a label

## Summary
Under FTC rules, an unqualified "Made in USA" claim means the product is "all or virtually all" made in the US: final assembly and all significant processing here, with negligible foreign content.

*Draft. License: public domain (US government work). Sources: [S1] Federal Trade Commission, "Complying with the Made in USA Standard"; [S2] Federal Register, "Made in USA Labeling Rule (2021)".*

## Facts
- id: F1
  claim: An unqualified Made in USA claim requires the product to be all or virtually all made in the United States.
  confidence: high
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1, S2]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F2
  claim: That means final assembly or processing in the US, all significant processing in the US, and all or virtually all ingredients or components made and sourced in the US.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S2]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F3
  claim: There is no fixed percentage; FTC looks at the share of costs, how far foreign parts are from the finished product, and how important they are.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F4
  claim: Qualified claims such as "Made in USA of imported parts" are allowed when accurate.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F5
  claim: The 2021 rule lets FTC seek civil penalties for false Made in USA labels.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S2]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02