Abbreviations and variant spellings (us imports) - Customs Forum

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Abbreviations and variant spellings (us imports)
Abbreviations which unmistakably the name of a country, such as "Gt. Britain" for Great Britain or "Luxemb" for Luxembourg, are acceptable. Variant spellings which clearly is the English name for the country of origin, such as "Brasil" for Brazil and "Italie" for Italy acceptable. However, it is always better to spell the name of the country in full, because any short cuts can be a cause for confusion.
However, "EC" or "EU" for European Community or the European Union or abbreviations are not acceptable because it is not whether the individual country of origin of the good.
Forms of identification
What are the acceptable forms of identification?
The best form of identification is one that a portion of the article itself, is like branding, stenciling, stamping, printing, forms and similar methods.
Other forms of identification will be accepted if it is established that the mark remains legible and conspicuous, until the article reaches the ultimate purchaser in the United States. It is important that this marking withstand handling. This means it must be of a type that can be defaced, destroyed, altered, destroyed or covered only by a deliberate act.
What about tags?
If tags are used, they must in a conspicuous place and in a manner that, unless deliberately removed they will remain on the article until it reaches the end user be assured appropriate.
May be used in labels?
Labels can be used in some cases, but this is not recommended to make. Often labels are loose due to weather, glue or other unsatisfactory conditions. If this happens, the importer at the expense of the remark, the goods.
Identification of Combined Articles
An article that can be combined with other products in the United States, but that will preserve its identity and not a change in origin must be marked "(Name of the imported products) made in (country)."

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