Handbag Made with Italian Veg tan

[Halitech]

I think it depends on if you want to comply with the legalities of "Made in USA" or not. Assembled in USA for this case is closer to the truth but Made in USA sounds better. It comes down to if you want to sell things by being "Hand made in USA" or you want to tell your customers the truth that you assembled the bag with items made in Italy/France/Germany/China/where ever

[thefanninator]

How about..."Made in USA of imported materials"

 

 

[krominix]

On 5/3/2016 at 11:19 PM, thefanninator said:

How about..."Made in USA of imported materials"

 

 

I was gonna go with:

H A L F M O O N

      MIAMI

MADE IN USA WITH MATERIALS OF US AND/OR IMPORTED ORIGINS

 

I like yours better though. 

[YinTx]

I have wanted to say Made In USA on a lot of my stuff, but since some of the leathers are imported, I have not.  So I have been trying to find a tag that says "Assembled in USA" or some such thing, but have not been able to find one yet.  

And interestingly, I think a lot of the "Made in USA" tags are imported as well, so there is that.

So this topic came close to home since it is something I've been wrestling with recently, and I appreciate everyone's candid candor on the issue.

YinTx

[Thor]

That's funny Yin. So actually cars aren't Made in USA but assembled there. Anyhow, it may just be me, but it sounds odd to me if a leather item carries a tag saying assembled in USA or where ever. How about Handcrafted in USA or does the material have to be from the US in this case as well?

On a side note, the US Marine Corps forces their licensees that the tag Made in USA is to be placed on the item even though it wasn't made in the US as soon as the US Marine logo is used.

[grmnsplx]

"American Made" 
There. problem solved.

Other options: "Made in 'Murica" or "'Murican made"

[dfrensdorff]

First of all.....nice handbag.  This post and conversation is very interesting to me.  Along with my leather items, I also make oiled and waxed canvas tool rolls that I convey to my customers that they are "Ranch made in the USA".  Which they are .... and I don't know the exact origin of the canvas...could be USA, could be somewhere else..... I would not in any capacity say "Ranch made in the USA (out of canvas from Vietnam) .... my $.02 cents

[SolarLeatherMachines]

When I was making purses and jewelry, my label said "Handmade in Texas". 

[MADMAX22]

On 5/1/2016 at 7:52 PM, YinTx said:

The Federal Trade Commission publishes the regulations.  Directly from the FTC web page:  (https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-made-usa-standard)

"

THE STANDARD FOR UNQUALIFIED MADE IN USA CLAIMS

What is the standard for a product to be called Made in USA without qualification?

For a product to be called Made in USA, or claimed to be of domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim, the product must be "all or virtually all" made in the U.S. The term "United States," as referred to in the Enforcement Policy Statement, includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories and possessions.

What does "all or virtually all" mean?

"All or virtually all" means that all significant parts and processing that go into the product must be of U.S. origin. That is, the product should contain no — or negligible — foreign content.

"

 

Your product contains content that is not of US origin, so it is not all or virtually all domestic origin.  That is where my questions came from.

But I am really surprised you would not highlight the fact you are using some really nice Italian leather, instead of trying to claim it is US content (leather).  Thats all I was wondering.

YinTx

I know I am a little late to this one but I was under the impression that it had to be 51or 54% US material/made to qualify. That is how things like Harley Davidson can still claim made in the US but Victory is actually more made in the US then Harley is. I dont know if its true or not but heard that Harley would send the frame material out to china to be welded into the frames then ship them back because overall it was cheaper then having it welded here in the US. 

 

Real nice bag by the way.