qualifying for 'Made in USA'

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stbtrax
 
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qualifying for 'Made in USA'

Post by stbtrax »

If i assemble some boards with PCB made in USA, but parts which are probably of asian origin, are the chips far enough removed and enough value aded from engineering/assembly to allow me to claim 'Made in USA' in promotional materials?
does anything change if the pcb is made in china?

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Franklin97355
 
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Re: qualifying for 'Made in USA'

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My opinion, if the PCB and it's assembly is done in USA I would accept "Made in the USA" If the PCB was made in China I would expect it to say "Assembled in USA"

adafruit
 
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Re: qualifying for 'Made in USA'

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there is a real criteria you can look up:
http://www.madeintheusabrand.com/apply/

that said, many companies say "assembled in the usa" ... "designed in califonia" etc

tinsmith
 
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Re: qualifying for 'Made in USA'

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The fabs are where the fabs are. My thoughts on this are that people appreciate transparency.

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