Country of origin marking

Who the ultimate purchaser is, what substantial transformation does, and the 10 percent marking duty.

Governing text: 19 CFR Part 134 (§§ 134.1, 134.2, 134.46)

Rules to know

Unmarked articles owe an additional 10 percent of the final appraised value unless exported or destroyed before liquidation.
The ultimate purchaser is generally the last person in the United States to receive the article in the form imported.
A misleading U.S. place name requires "Made in" plus the country of origin close by and in comparable size.

Free sample questions

Articles are not marked with their country of origin as required and are not exported or destroyed before liquidation. What additional duty applies?

An imported article is sold at retail in its imported form. Who is the "ultimate purchaser"?

19 CFR 134.1(d)(3)

Articles are excepted from marking if they were produced more than how long before importation?

19 CFR 134.32(i)

An importer has how long from the date of the notice of redelivery to mark or redeliver released merchandise before liquidated damages are demanded?

19 CFR 134.54(a)

Country of origin markings must generally include:

19 CFR 134.45(a)(1)

Unless excepted by law, every article of foreign origin imported into the United States must be marked:

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