Quote Originally Posted by kinghong1970 View Post
i'm sure various countries have varying standards...

i'm in the apparel business and have been designing and importing garments for the past 20 years...
i've produced from Korea, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, HK (which is really china), India, Italy and Romania... and exported to Japan, Korea, UK, Italy and France in my short career...

to mislabel in your care/content label for product imported in USA is a serious violation and last i recall, they apply hefty charges per violation (per item).

i understand where you are coming from, % of manufacturing being a majority can be labeled as so... but see, this system is faulty in that it's deceiving... we're paying for "swiss made" where only 49.999% can be china made.

there is a similar application where the typical high school letterman varsity jacket... it's composed of leather at the sleeves and minor contrast, and wool/nylon blend at body... and basically, wool import duty and quota is very pricey... so some import methods have been to bring it in as leather goods claiming that the value of over 50%.

but composition and c/o is a different matter.

it used to be the case where if a specific item is over 50% assembly can be labeled as originating from that country... but now you have to label that it is assembled in xyz, parts made in abc...

furthermore, in a radiator, how much of the production, do you think, is done in EU? as a fellow businessman, would it make sense to actually produce the parts and have them shipped over to EU to be assembled? or just send over un-finished parts and send over for painting?

mind you, suburbs of major cities in china, factory operators, not technicians or line chiefs, gets paid about 100-150 USD per month...

btw, i'm not speculating whether the company is making their product and deceiving the consumer...

FYI: next time you buy made in Italy or France of Germany goods, take a real close look at how the content label and c/o is sewn in the garment.
there are cases where the fabric is really sheer or very fragile and so it is hand stitched... but if you find a cotton jersey tee that has label sewn on top of the seam (post production) instead of sewn inside the seam (during production), be very cautious...

now i'm still in the fashion industry but i buy rtw clothes... some showrooms tell me that it's made in italy...

that's why i wear this shirt in fashion week...

sorry for the long reply...
Interesting (I have no real knowledge of the apparel industry)