Unless the laws have changed recently, only Puerto Rico can claim Made in 
the USA other than the USA proper.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Djula Djarmati" <piclist@sbb.co.yu>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: [EE] Inexpensive low-qty (100-250ish) assembly sources


>>> Just curious, Bob: How can they call it MADE IN USA if it
>>> is made in Mexico?
>>
>> They will not know, Senor ...
>
> I think the MADE IN... has little to do with the location of manufacture
> and they can legally call it MADE IN USA.
>
> The phrase they use for this is something like "the last significant
> processing or the most percentage of value". This is strictly controlled
> by the Customs since it affects imposed tariffs. If we want to claim
> MADE IN SERBIA, we have to submit a MANUFACTURE ORDER document which is
> a detailed list of components, processing and labor required for
> manufacture with prices and countries of origin. This is much more
> important for steel, agricultural and similar products where there are
> trade barriers.
>
> If a product is very expensive like Bob said you can claim that the IP
> value in the product outweighs the physical/labor value and it is
> legally MADE IN USA. This is why mass produced and cheap products are
> mostly labeled as made in China, Taiwan, Mexico etc. - the components
> and labor price makes for the majority of the value.
>
> We have a product where all mechanical components (quite a lot of them)
> are made in Serbia and we manufacture all the electronics, but since
> it's very expensive, it is MADE IN SWEDEN. However, they do the final
> calibration and testing in Sweden and visit us often to check production
> procedures.
>
> Of course, some companies plainly lie.
>
> Djula
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