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Old 05-03-16 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
As long as you throw it together and put some stickers on it you can call it whatever you want. Same with a lot of made in USA products
The US is pretty strict about what can and cannot be called 'Made in the USA': https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/busi...e-usa-standard

Originally Posted by FTC
What is the standard for a product to be called Made in USA without qualification?

For a product to be called Made in USA, or claimed to be of domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim, the product must be "all or virtually all" made in the U.S.
That's not to say that some don't bend the rules as many bicycle frame vendors do, calling their frames 'made in the USA' when the tubing and other components (lugs) are made elsewhere.

But don't confuse 'made in the USA' with 'country of origin' (for import/export purposes). The latter is far more lenient.

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