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Keith Williams wrote:

No contradiction at all. In the US it is illegal to put a "Made in
&country." sticker on a device that's only &country. content is the
insertion of a battery. I can't imagine this being kosher in the
EU. It has nothing to do with re-branding.

Actually, it seems to me that your logic is flawed, your position is
nebulous, and your analogies irrelevant.

But just clarify this one issue for me, and then I'll let it drop.
Suppose I buy a chassis made in Japan, some electronic components made
in China, a blank PWB fabricated in Maylasia, a battery made in Mexico,
and a can of spray paint made on the moon. And I put it all together
into a product. Now, can I say it was made in America?

And if so, where and when do I cross the line to illegality? You say
that if all I do is add the battery, I can't claim I made it here. What
if all I do is add the battery and spray paint it? What if all I do is
add the battery, install the assembled board into the chassis, and paint
it? What if all I do is add two components to the PWB, install the
board, paint it, and add the battery?

And how is this different than re-branding? One company can take another
company's product and stick their name on it, but one country can't do
that with another country's product?

Your standards are indefensible, because they're undefinable.

I'd say that at least 51% of the content(labor and parts) must come from
the country of "manufacture".

How is it set for the auto industry?

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