Made in what country

Richard G. · Jul 1, 2014

I thought it was a federal law that products were supposed to be labeled as to what country they were made in. I always look when I buy something to see where it was made. More and more, I find nothing on the product or box as to where.
Looked at a new Timken pillow block bearing yesterday and neither the bearing or box had country of origin.
Has the law changed?
Richard in NW SC

notjustair · Jul 1, 2014

I just put a new pillow block on the rotary mower. Kind of surprised me - Mexico.

JMOR · Jul 1, 2014

(quoted from post at 08:35:19 07/01/14) I thought it was a federal law that products were supposed to be labeled as to what country they were made in. I always look when I buy something to see where it was made. More and more, I find nothing on the product or box as to where.
Looked at a new Timken pillow block bearing yesterday and neither the bearing or box had country of origin.
Has the law changed?
Richard in NW SC

think the 'default' is that no markings means, "not made in America"......covers just about everything now days!

Matt Tieken · Jul 1, 2014

Products that are made in the US don't have to be labeled even though they usually are.

Products made out of the country and imported must be labeled with the country of origin.

Generally, the gray area comes in when components are made outside the country and assembled or "significantly changed" after they enter the U.S.

There are many rules and exceptions, but that is how I understand country of origin marking.

Source: I am an importer of refrigerants from China and Mexico.

Richard G. · Jul 1, 2014

About 12 years ago,I bought a pintle hitch at Northern Hydraulics in Greenville, SC. It was in a box with "Made in America" on it. Even had a photo of a US flag on it.
Got home and was putting it on my truck and saw stamped on it, "Made in Argentina". It was made in America, but the US flag was misleading.
Richard

John M · Jul 1, 2014

Richard, the box was made in America. There use to be a Timken plant in Clinton SC. Closed up and moved to Mexico a few years ago.

Mike M · Jul 1, 2014

Like all federal laws. The golden rule applies. Those with the gold make the rules. Someone is always getting exempted.

Jiles · Jul 1, 2014

(quoted from post at 13:35:19 07/01/14) I thought it was a federal law that products were supposed to be labeled as to what country they were made in. I always look when I buy something to see where it was made. More and more, I find nothing on the product or box as to where.
Looked at a new Timken pillow block bearing yesterday and neither the bearing or box had country of origin.
Has the law changed?
Richard in NW SC

Couple of years ago, I needed a small dump trailer to pull behind my lawn tractor.
I was really surprised to find a plastic one at "Sam's Club".
My wife said--"look it's made in USA" Also had the American Flag!
When I got it home, every part was Made in China!!!!
I called the company and was told that they were previously made in USA but were now imported and they were using some of their older boxes!! Yeah--RIGHT!!
I asked if the price had been lowered and did not get a straight answer.
I took the trailer back and got a refund.

dustycoal · Jul 1, 2014

prefer Mexico to china made products

Alan K · Jul 1, 2014

Years ago a tool distributor had told me that if at least 15% of it was made here it can be labeled Made in U.S.A. I wonder if some younger people get confused when it says Made in USA (think of pronouncing it "yoosa")....where is yoosa lol? Same with R.O.C.

DaninKansas · Jul 1, 2014

Agreed - that's how John Deere does it with their small tractors.

Russ from MN · Jul 1, 2014

We stopped at the Ford dealer looking at new cars last week and it's pretty sad, some of them are less than 30% made in US. Many engines made in Spain. The cars all had country of origin stickers, the trucks did not.

ss55 · Jul 1, 2014

Marking the country of origin may be the law, but who's going to check it and and who's going to enforce it? Government funding for such things is being cut, so it's back to buyer beware.

PJH · Jul 1, 2014

Food products are what gripe me the most. Any kind of juice drink will almost certainly be made in China. An exception is Welch's grape juice, which used to say "Made in USA from grapes grown in North America". Now it only says "Made in USA". That tells me the grapes come from who knows where. I refuse to knowingly eat food from China. All fish comes from over there. No more fish for me, unless I catch it myself. They want to be cute and print "distributed by Kroger" on the box - it's a secret where it actually came from. "Made in USA" should be the largest letters on the box.

Steve@Advance · Jul 1, 2014

I used to work at a pasta factory. We would sometimes buy bulk products and relabel the boxes.
Most came from Mexico, we'd peel the labels, go back with ours.

Always thought if we ever got caught it would be big trouble. Turns out it's commonly done. Inspector said nothing about it...

John M · Jul 1, 2014

Ill tell ya this: Several years ago, at the now closed AutoZone warehouse near me, they were busted by customs for doing that exact same thing. Putting Made In USA labels on China made Purolator filters. They locked the place down, noone could enter or leave, and were held sitting on the floor for hours. Couldnt even go to the bathroom, and several and already messed up their pants. Not a fun experience!!

Mike Aylward · Jul 1, 2014

I just bought some new Firestone 6:00-16 front tractor tires for an older tractor. They were made in Costa Rica. Mike

Jiles · Jul 1, 2014

The world today---Anyone else remember when America used to "feed the world" and agriculture was the biggest business/employer in this country?
I just wonder what put a lot of farmers out of business and we now have to take our chances with possibly contaminated food from other countries.

mkirsch · Jul 1, 2014

The cars all had country of origin stickers, the trucks did not.

Trucks still have to be assembled in the USA due to the "chicken tax" tariff which is still in effect. So, no country of origin is required.

Greg1959 · Jul 1, 2014

mkirsch- I never heard of the "chicken tax" before. I looked it up and read about it. That was very interesting.

Thanks

Greg

Traditional Farmer · Jul 1, 2014

You feel better if its made in the USA by foreign workers?

Hay hay hay · Jul 1, 2014

We wanted cheap, and the law makers gave us cheap. What they did not tell us was that we got cheap t-shirts and electronic gadgets in exchange for the healthcare and retirement pensions that our fathers had when it was all made in America...and we thought...too expensive.

Jiles · Jul 1, 2014

(quoted from post at 23:26:03 07/01/14) We wanted cheap, and the law makers gave us cheap. What they did not tell us was that we got cheap t-shirts and electronic gadgets in exchange for the healthcare and retirement pensions that our fathers had when it was all made in America...and we thought...too expensive.

Many times, the retailers charge the same or more for Communist China goods.

Gambles · Jul 1, 2014

Don't feel too good about buying a Firestone tire. Firestone is owned by a Japanese corporation.

Bret4207 · Jul 2, 2014

Back in the early 80's when Timberland boots were a big thing I saw them being made in little shops in South Korea. I watched the guy sew the "MADE IN THE USA" tag on the boot. I haven't put much faith in what the product or box says since then.

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