E-commerce · Cross Border

Country-of-origin representations

Published · Reviewed by The Diligence Standard Team · Updated

Origin affects marking, duties, claims and sometimes customer or marketplace eligibility.

Records to reconcile

  • Manufacturing records
  • Labels and product pages
  • Customs declarations

Warning signal

Marketing origin differs from substantial manufacturing activity or entry records.

Transaction impact

Relabeling, customs and consumer-protection exposure can arise.

Response

Trace production and align product, customs and marketing records.