Labeling partially imported product as "Made in U."

No. 234. Labeling partially imported product as "Made in U. The Commission rendered an :advisory opinion in regard to the question of whether it would be permissible to label the container of a polishing cloth as "Thlade in U. " if .approximately 38% of the cost of the finished product is imported from a foreign country, the remainder being of domestic origin.

The polishing cloth is c.omposed of two separate cloths sewn together, one which is impregnated and is used forpolising and the other is untreated flannelwhic.h is used as a finishing-off c.loth. It is the impregnated dath whic.h will be imported, 'and the untreated flannel will be obtained from la domestic. source. Beea use the greater portion of the c.ost of the fulishecl product is of domestic origin, the requesting party seeking the opinion wanted to know whether it would be proper to label the container 'as ":Made in U.

In its Rdvisory opinion, the Commission said: ~. * *the claim :\Iade in U. A.," would constitute an .affirmative representaHon that the entire polishing cloth was of domestic origin. Since a substantial portion of the finished product is of foreign manufacture, it would be improper to label the container as ":Made in U. S. " However, if you wish to do so, you may make the follo\\ing claim: "Made in U. A. of impregnated cloth imported from * * * (File No. 6837071, rele,ased Apr. 4 1968.