The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is responsible for preventing deceptive and unfair advertising in the U.S. marketplace, and is granted authority to bring enforcement actions against false or misleading claims of a product’s U.S. origin. In other words, there is no legal requirement that a product be labeled as “Made in the U.S.A.” Rather, companies generally are prohibited from making such claims unless they meet the standards set forth by the FTC. These rules are similar to those covering the labeling of product imported in to the U.S., but they are not identical. And, perhaps most importantly, just because a product satisfies a “Buy America” requirement, it does not mean that manufacturers can label a product as “Made in the U.S.A.” In Part 5 of this 9-part series, the Sheppard Mullin Supply Chain Management Team discusses the FTC’s “Made in the U.S.A.” labeling requirements and other country of origin determinations made by U.S. Customs.

In this session, we will cover:

• FTC regulatory requirements relating to product labeling;
• Differences between FTC advertising requirements and other “Buy America” certification requirements;
• Best practices when labeling products imported to or exported from the U.S.

Country of Origin & Buy America 2024 Series
Third Thursday of the Month, 12:00-1:30pm ET

• January 18 - Buy American Act
• February 15 - Trade Agreements Act
• March 21 - Buy America Requirements under Federally-Funded Transportation Contracts and Programs
• April 18 - Country of Origin requirements under Federal Grant Programs
• May 16 - Customs and “Made in the U.S.A.” Labeling
• June 20 - DOD: The Berry Amendment
• July 18 - DOD: Specialty Metals Restrictions
• August 15 - “Buy America” Round-Up: Additional Country of Origin Requirements
• September 19 - Sanctions and other Prohibited Sources