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tech3149

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4. It's really a matter of what you can get away with

Reply to 1-Old-Man (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 07:52 PM

Sep 2013

I worked for a distributor for a US manufacturer of hospital communications equipment. One of our customers was VA hospitals. The requirement for all our contracts was all equipment be "made in the USA". Now the manufacturer was international and most equipment was made either here or Canada.
Most of the jobs I worked on the equipment was inspected on delivery for "made in the USA" label. A close inspection of some of the boxes revealed the label was placed ove one that said "made in Canada".

I had seen the same with three different manufacturers.

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I need some clarification on "Made in America" [View all] 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 OP

Ugh...here...tldr Wait Wut Sep 2013 #1

Thank you ever so much, that is exactly what I needed. And yep, far to many words to repeat. 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #3

maybe? PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #2

It's really a matter of what you can get away with tech3149 Sep 2013 #4

after the new secret trade law is approved none of that origin crap will be legal. you will be sued msongs Sep 2013 #5