Don't all manufactured goods sold here have to be labeled where they were made?

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I assume China but shouldn't it say? And it's not printed on the item itself..
 
Germany would be DE. These are UN standard codes and likely just the two letter code is sufficient to satisfy trade agreements.
 
AFAIK Uro parts uses the ISO county code, with Thailand being one of the world largest rubber producers with many companies operating pants there it makes sense the rubber part was made there hence the TH.
A lot of their parts are TW =Taiwan. The International vehicle registration code is not applicable, Germany would be DE in the old ISO or DEU in the UN code and only use the D for the vehicle registration code.

Like Dorman the vast majority of their parts are very low quality but once in while they buy and repackage a real gem, its a crap shoot with them. I have seen [D], and a few others on their boxes but it does not seem to have anything to do with COO, some of the stuff marked TW on the box also have Taiwan on the part itself.
 
For nuts and bolts, for example, only the packaging shows country of origin. (Or sometimes a long list of countries the item could've come from).
On bike tires, for example, the country is shown, but deliberately very difficult to see.
 
From what channel did you buy this piece?
There are some where the part was directly shipped from someplace with no concerns about US labeling requirements.
No assurances when you buy from a couple of large flea market sites.
 
Originally Posted by Trav
AFAIK Uro parts uses the ISO county code, with Thailand being one of the world largest rubber producers with many companies operating pants there it makes sense the rubber part was made there hence the TH.
A lot of their parts are TW =Taiwan. The International vehicle registration code is not applicable, Germany would be DE in the old ISO or DEU in the UN code and only use the D for the vehicle registration code.

Like Dorman the vast majority of their parts are very low quality but once in while they buy and repackage a real gem, its a crap shoot with them. I have seen [D], and a few others on their boxes but it does not seem to have anything to do with COO, some of the stuff marked TW on the box also have Taiwan on the part itself.



No it's not marked legally for US Customs raking requirements.. unless it's made right here it has to in plain English " Made in ------". That's not marked right as it appears here but did it once live in a box of some kind. The law says marked plainly so the end consumer can clearly see it. Things do get a bit odd in packaging sometimes.
This stuff gets checked randomly as it comes in and the shipper gets marking notices. It goes in the computer so their stuff gets further attention every time and place it enters the country ( in theory anyways). They usually hop right on it and fix it as they don't want to get the big fine or worse. It's usually just a misunderstanding anyways since they sell all over the world and as far as I know we are the only ones who demand clear marking.
You can usually tell the ones that got caught as either the broker or the shipper puts little red stickers on indicating C/O. They can do that until they get their machines squared away
Permanently. It's nothing to go to war about just another part of international trade.
 
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