What \\\"Made in USA\\\" means on a label

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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

Source: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-made-usa-standard · License: public-domain · Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Courtesy of Federal Trade Commission. Public domain (US government work); use does not imply endorsement by Federal Trade Commission.

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iinventedlight Library. 2026. "What \\\"Made in USA\\\" means on a label." iinventedlight Library, iil:note:rm1abed1, version of 2026-11-02. https://iinventedlight.com/library/reference/us-gov/made-in-usa-labels/. License: public-domain. Summary of https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-made-usa-standard.

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