Originally Posted By: stephen9666
Originally Posted By: armos
I don't know where the Timken hub was made, that's another complaint I had with it. No marking of origin, so I can only guess. All it said is the box is made in USA. Yay, we can make cardboard.
If this was on the part label on the box, then the part was made in the USA.
FTC rules require labeling the package, not the item itself.
I don't have the box anymore so I can't check it's exact wording, but essentially it said "packaging made in USA" or something like that. It was definitely referring to the packaging.
I couldn't find anything about the part itself, but maybe it was there somewhere that I missed.
I would guess this isn't required to be disclosed if it's US made, so it's omission might mean it's domestic by default. But it's hard for me to grant that assumption.
The traditional style tapered roller bearings I bought from Timken a year ago were definitely US made, marked clearly as such on the packaging.