Disclosure of foreign assembly operations on ladies blouses
76 F.T.C. 1118 · Nov. 18, 1969 · Digest No. 389
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No. 389. Disclosure of foreign assembly operations on ladies blouses.
The Commission advised that it would not be necessary to disc10se the foreign country of origin where certain assembly operations are performed on ladies' blouses. Under the factual situation involved in the ruling, the synthetic fabric, buttons and thread wi1 all be of domestic origin. The fabric wil be cut in the United States and thereafter shipped to Trinidad where it wi1 be assembled. Assembly operations in Trinidad wil consist of sewing, pressing and trimming. Approximately 26.4 percent of total production costs wil be of foreign origin, with the remaining 73.6 percent representing domestk costs.
Concluding that a disclosure would not be required under Section 4(b) (4) of the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act or Section 5 of the FTC Act, the Commission said: " In the absence of any affrmative representation that the finished product is made entirely in the United States, the Commission has concluded that it wil not be necessary to disclose the nature and extent of the foreign operations performed on the ladies ' blouses. " (File No. 703 7039 Released November 18, 1969) ADVISORY OPINION DIGESTS 1119