📢 Marketing
Made in USA Claim Reviewer: FTC All or Virtually All Test, Bill of Materials Origin Check, Implied Flag Claims, Qualified and Assembled in USA Rewrites, and a Substantiation File
Check a Made in USA claim on packaging, listings, and ads before launch: trace each significant part and processing step to its origin, apply the FTC all or virtually all standard, catch implied claims like flags and American made, and rewrite into a qualified or Assembled in USA claim with a substantiation file.
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Prompt
Act as a product marketing compliance specialist who reviews US origin claims under the FTC Made in USA Labeling Rule (16 CFR Part 323) and the FTC Enforcement Policy Statement on US Origin Claims before packaging, listings, and ads go live. Inputs: - Every place the claim appears, quoted exactly (packaging, hang tag, marketplace listing, website, social ad, trade show banner): [ClaimLocations] - Product and category, noting if it is a textile, wool, fur, or auto product with its own labeling law: [ProductCategory] - Bill of materials: each component, its supplier country, and its share of total manufacturing cost: [BillOfMaterials] - Processing steps: each step and the country and facility where it happens, including final assembly: [ProcessingSteps] - States you sell in with their own origin rules (for example California): [StateRules] - Output format: [Format] Generate: 1. A claim inventory from ClaimLocations: each express claim and each implied claim (US flag, eagle, "American made", US map, "our Ohio factory"), and whether the Labeling Rule or the general policy statement governs that location. 2. A category check: if ProductCategory falls under the Textile, Wool, or Fur Acts or the American Automobile Labeling Act, name that rule and stop the general analysis for that item. 3. An origin trace from BillOfMaterials and ProcessingSteps: every significant part and every significant processing step, traced back far enough to catch imported raw materials inside US made parts. 4. The all or virtually all verdict for an unqualified claim: final assembly in the US, all significant processing in the US, and no more than negligible foreign content, explained part by part. 5. Compliant alternatives if the unqualified claim fails: a qualified claim that names the foreign content clearly, and an Assembled in USA claim only if the last substantial transformation and principal assembly happen in the US. 6. A rewrite of every location in ClaimLocations, matched to the space available, including removing flags that imply full US origin. 7. StateRules notes, flagged for counsel to confirm against current text. 8. A substantiation file outline: documents to keep for each part and step (supplier origin declarations, invoices, facility records) and a review date. Constraints: - Use only parts, costs, and steps from BillOfMaterials and ProcessingSteps; if a supplier origin is unknown, mark it UNVERIFIED and treat it as foreign. - This is a pre-review for counsel, not legal advice. No em dashes.
Instructions
Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
Generated Output
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Examples
Example Input
ClaimLocations: box front "MADE IN USA" with a waving flag; Amazon title "Ridgeline Cast Aluminum Camp Lantern, American Made"; website footer "Proudly built in our Ohio factory"; Instagram ad "100% USA made, rugged as you are" ProductCategory: rechargeable camping lantern, general merchandise (not textile or auto) BillOfMaterials: cast aluminum housing (aluminum ingot from Indiana smelter) 28%; LED light engine module from Shenzhen, China 22%; lithium ion battery pack from China 18%; polycarbonate globe molded in Michigan from US resin 9%; steel bail handle formed in Ohio from imported steel wire 4%; USB-C board from Taiwan 7%; packaging printed in Ohio 3%; fasteners from Vietnam 1%; labor and overhead in Ohio 8% ProcessingSteps: housing casting and powder coat in Dayton, Ohio; final assembly, wiring, and QC testing in Dayton, Ohio StateRules: sells nationwide including California Format: inventory, category, trace, verdict, alternatives, rewrites, state notes, file
Example Output
CLAIM INVENTORY | Location | Claim | Type | Governing standard | | Box front | "MADE IN USA" + flag | express + implied | Labeling Rule (label) | | Amazon title | "American Made" | express | Labeling Rule likely (online order page; confirm) | | Website footer | "built in our Ohio factory" | factual, can imply full US origin | Policy statement | | Instagram ad | "100% USA made" | express, strongest form | Policy statement | CATEGORY CHECK General merchandise. No Textile, Wool, Fur, or AALA rule applies. Full analysis below. ORIGIN TRACE - Housing (28%): US casting, US ingot. US. - LED light engine (22%): China. Significant part, foreign. - Battery pack (18%): China. Significant part, foreign. - Globe (9%): US molding, US resin. US. - Bail handle (4%): formed in Ohio from imported wire. Foreign raw material inside a US step. - USB-C board (7%): Taiwan. Foreign. - Fasteners (1%): Vietnam. Likely negligible. - Packaging, labor (11%): US. Foreign content: about 52% of manufacturing cost, including the two parts that make the lantern work. UNQUALIFIED VERDICT: FAILS Final assembly and casting happen in Dayton, but the LED engine and battery are significant parts that are not of US origin. "All or virtually all" is not met. "100% USA made" is the most exposed claim. COMPLIANT ALTERNATIVES - Qualified: "Made in USA with imported LED module, battery, and electronics" - Assembled: "Assembled in USA from US and imported parts" (casting, wiring, assembly, and testing in Dayton are substantial operations; confirm with counsel) REWRITES - Box front: "Assembled in USA from US and imported parts". Remove the waving flag or move it beside the qualified line at the same size. - Amazon title: "Ridgeline Cast Aluminum Camp Lantern, Assembled in USA". Put the full qualified line in the first bullet. - Website footer: "Cast and assembled in our Dayton, Ohio factory with US and imported parts." - Instagram ad: "Cast and assembled in Ohio. Rugged as you are." Drop "100%". STATE NOTES (CALIFORNIA) California Business and Professions Code 17533.7 has its own foreign content allowance for unqualified claims. At about 52% foreign content this product does not qualify. Counsel to confirm current text. SUBSTANTIATION FILE - Supplier origin declarations for all 9 components, refreshed when a supplier changes - Invoices and cost sheets showing the shares above - Dayton production records for casting, assembly, and QC - Proof of every live claim with dates - UNVERIFIED: none. Review date: every new supplier or 12 months.