Wife and I went shopping the other day. She found some face packing stuff that looks nice and wanted to try it. Box has the typical product info in English and French. No "Made In xxx" anywhere. So, we assumed that it was made in France. Bought it home, and the 5 individual packages inside have "Made In China" on them. And, you guess it, quality is shit, according Mrs Q. She tossed the rest.

I guess not, but sure wish that were the case.

Apparently not required nowadays. My new wrench:

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...0601935/m/6810063374

Is made in China, but has no country of origin marking.

Should be.

Country of origin is required on the master carton for imported products - apparently not the retail packaging. Different rules B to B from B to C.

Yes, there should be a country of origin or "Made in ???" label on the master carton, inner box as well as the final packaging for every item imported into the US. If there is no packaging, then the statement must be on a label or sticker applied to the item itself. The bar code label is usually the place you will find the origin statement.

Edit to add:

Customs regulations state that every foreign product entering the US must be labeled, in English, with the country of origin. This marking must be:

Clearly and visibly located on the product, and
Written legibly and permanently.
Exceptions to labeling:

Some products are exempt from country of origin labeling. These include products that:

Are not intended for resale
Are incapable of being marked (e.g. if the product is very small)
Were produced more than 20 years prior to importation
Are crude substances
Would be ruined if directly marked upon (ex. fruit)
If the product is exempt from labeling, its packaging must be marked with the country of origin. For example, the crates or boxes containing fruit must indicate their origin.

I often read packing for COO, and often put it back if it's not indicated, since if it's NOT indicated, it's probably chicom more often than not. And if it's food, it goes back, I won't eat anything with any ties to the chicoms.

If it doesn’t say, clearly and in a prominent location, the overwhelming odds are that it is made in China.

Manufacturing in the US/France/Germany/Japan etc is a huge plus from a marketing perspective, and such info is normally splashed all over the product and packaging.

It’s becoming a pet peeve of mine. They probably know that people are influenced by COO now and so are trying to obfuscate. It’s increasingly noticeable on food products too. I am seeing things like “distributed by xxx” or some other such thing I place of grown in USA. There was some nut butter at Costco the other day that sounded good. But it didn’t indicate grown and processed in USA or any thing suggestive of it. Not buying it.

Tomatoes at supermarkets. Same thing, if I don’t see a grown in USA sticker, I assume it’s from Mexico and I ain’t buying it.