Graphic Design
"Made In
Canada" for Shipments To The USA:
| The
North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) allows for the
shipment of manufactured CDs and DVDs between the United
States and Canada without any duties or tariffs (hence
"free trade"). However, there is a requirement
whereby the country-of-manufacture must be legible on
the outside of each packaged product.
CDman
is located in Canada and, due to the
country-of-manufacture requirement, products shipping
from CDman into the United States must show the exact
phrase "Made in CA" or "Made in
Canada". The disc art or inside panels of your design
do NOT need to be included.
This requirement is only
applicable for final RETAIL packaging. If your project is not in final retail packaging
(eg:
bulk or paper sleeved), you are NOT required to include
Made In Canada. |
If you
plan on shipping your discs south of the border and beyond, you
must include the words "Made In Canada." Here is
the US law in abbreviated form:
Sec. 134.46 Marking
when name of country or locality other than country of origin
appears.
In any case in which the words "United States,'' or
"American,'' the letters "U.S.A.,'' any variation of
such words or letters, or the name of any city or location in
the United States, or the name of any foreign country or
locality other than the country or locality in which the article
was manufactured or produced appear on an imported article or
its container, and those words, letters or names may mislead or
deceive the ultimate purchaser as to the actual country of
origin of the article, there shall appear legibly and
permanently in close proximity to such words, letters or name,
and in at least a comparable size, the name of the country of
origin preceded by "Made in,'' "Product of,'' or other
words of similar meaning.
- "Made In
Canada" will need to appear on the outside
of the finished wrapped product. Typically this means the
traycard (back piece of a jewel case) - or the rear panel of
a cardboard mailer or software box or Digipak. It does *not* need to
appear on the actual disc design or inside of the packaging. A
customs officer picks up a sample of the shipped product and
will look for "Made In Canada" without removing any shrink
wrap.
- If you include a
U.S. address (ie: a distributor or your home) "Made In
Canada" must appear within 1" of the address in
the same size and color as to not obscure the fact that the
CD was made in Canada.
- "Printed",
"Pressed", "Duplicated" or
"Assembled" are not acceptable replacements for
the word "Made"
- "Made In
Canada" must be clearly legible without obscuring the
text. Sufficient contrast between the background and the
lettering is required.
Tip: You could include
the phrase: "recorded, mixed, edited or authored in the
U.S." in addition to Made In Canada to help clarify
what is what.
What about
non-final packaging or Bulk CDs?
"Made In Canada" does not need to appear on any
non-final packaging or bulk CDs in envelopes or on spindle.
Please read and understand the following criteria and then
submit the PDF form found below or use the one found inside our
order forms in the store section of this web site. DO NOT use
the form below if ordering jewel boxes with shrink-wrap.
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