In an influential ruling by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the country of origin for Lexmark’s MS/MX and CS/CX series printers, assembled in Mexico, has been reassigned to China. This determination came in response to a request from Lexmark for an official clarification on...
processes have no impact on the country of origin determination. These processes include simple assembly, finishing work, packaging, repairs, cleaning, alterations, dilution, and similar actions. Importers must take steps to accurately identify the country of manufacture for products that undergo such ...
If a product is manufactured, assembled, or contains materials or components from more than one country, then the rules of origin state that the country of origin should correspond to the last country where the product underwent a “substantial transformation”. According to the CBP, these are t...