加拿大外贸
经常有外贸新人在找客户的时候，为一个事情发愁，那就是这个公司是制造商还是贸易商，言下之意，制造商类型的公司不太可能成为客户。一般碰到这样的问题，我都会鼓励他联系看看，不要被这个判断认知吓倒。
今天看到一则美国FTC官网blog的信息，说的是几个“Made in USA”的故事，他们在官网上宣称100% made in USA, 但实际上是从中国或其他国家进口的。这个实例也可以很好的告诉外贸新人，世界是很复杂的，只有接触过多，你才可能得到接近真相。
原标题：FTC, puck seller, and backpack company face off on Made in USA claims
The FTC just announced a Made in USA hat trick: two proposed settlements and a final order https://ftc.gov/news-events/pres ... ecreational-outdoor arising from allegedly deceptive claims by a New York hockey puck seller, a California-based backpack business, and an online mattress company. The message for marketers? Given the importance of country-of-origin representations to many consumers, companies can expect the FTC to call offsides on misleading Made in USA claims.
Patriot Puck, owner George Statler III, and affiliated companies claimed to sell “The only American Made Hockey Puck!” They took to social media to tout their pucks as “100% Made in the USA!,” “100% American Made!” and “#AmericanMade.” So when that wicked good slap shot put the biscuit in the basket, players could be sure they were scoring with a puck “Proudly Made in the USA.”
Except that it wasn’t. The FTC alleges https://ftc.gov/enforcement/case ... -patriot-puck-et-al that in numerous instances, Patriot’s pucks were imported from China. According to the complaint, since January 2016, the company has imported “74,411 kilograms” of Chinese hockey pucks. Do the math and that’s the equivalent of more than 400,000 standard pucks – enough for decades of shots on goal falsely represented as Made in the USA.
The FTC alleges that Sandpiper of California, Inc., and PiperGear USA made similarly deceptive Made in USA claims for many of their backpacks, travel bags, wallets, and other gear. Sandpiper’s website claimed to feature “American Made products developed and manufactured by our sister company, PiperGear USA” and specifically cited the “growth and success of our US manufacturing plant” as “a great source of pride to us.” On Instagram, Sandpiper featured a logo that said “U.S. Made by S.O.C.” and used the hashtag #madeinusa.
But according to the FTC https://ftc.gov/enforcement/case ... ia-inc-et-al-matter , more than 95% of Sandpiper’s products are imported as finished goods from countries outside the United States. The complaint also charges that about 80% of PiperGear’s products are either imported as finished goods or contain significant components imported from Mexico and China. What about those wallets sold as Made in USA? They were really imported from Mexico. The FTC says the companies hid truthful country-of-origin information on the back of the tag, and then inserted an eye-catchingly prominent card with the false representation.
To settle the cases, the Patriot Puck and Sandpiper respondents have signed proposed orders that prohibit U.S.-origin claims for their products, unless they can show that the products’ final assembly or processing – and all significant processing – takes place in the United States, and that all or virtually all ingredients or components are made and sourced in the U.S. The orders leave open the opportunity to make carefully qualified Made in the USA claims – narrower representations about country of origin – but those claims must include a clear disclosure about the extent to which the product contains foreign parts, ingredients, or processing. What if the companies want to describe a product as “assembled in the United States?” They must ensure that it is last substantially transformed in the U.S., that its principal assembly takes place here, and that U.S. assembly operations are substantial.
The FTC is accepting comments about the proposed settlements until October 12, 2018.
The third case of the trio is the announcement of the FTC’s final settlement with Palo Alto-based mattress company Nectar Sleep. The settlement https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/ ... mpanys-claims-about challenges the company’s “Designed and Assembled in the USA” as false because many of its mattresses were imported from China already completed.
The big-picture point is that it’s unwise to try to skate misleading Made in USA claims past consumers. For guidance on applying the “all or virtually all” standard or crafting claims that are carefully qualified, consult the FTC’s Made in USA resources for businesses.
来源 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/ ... ace-made-usa-claims
加拿大电商露天电影首发——葡中双语字幕《中央车站》 http://bbs.shanghai.com/thread-1714999-1-1.html screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoo 加拿大电商做区块链为什么都注册新加坡基金会 目前做区块链项目的客户都会通过注册基金会来作为项目的主体，为什么都在新加坡注册基金会，首先性价比高，而且新加坡市场也比较成熟，项目
·生活百科 Fronius Primo gen24 8.0随机掉落功率gen
·生活百科 RCA的适配器到闪电？