Know what you buy · made vs. assembled vs. imported
See where your stuff is made.
Scan a sample product to see its domestic-content breakdown, learn the difference between “Made in USA” and “Assembled in USA,” and find home-grown alternatives — then read what the labels actually mean under the law.
Sample data. Scan results are illustrative sample data, not a live product database. Country-of-origin claims should be confirmed on the product itself.
Forge Hill
Cast-Iron Skillet
Made in USA
Domestic content100%
ImportedAll or virtually all
Made vs. assembled vs. components
Final assembly
Cast, ground, and seasoned at a foundry in Tennessee.
U.S.
Key components
One-piece casting — there are no separate sub-parts.
U.S.
Raw materials
Pig iron and recycled steel from domestic mills.
U.S.
A single domestic casting with no meaningful foreign content — the textbook case for an unqualified “Made in USA” claim.
Already a strong domestic pick — no alternative needed.
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What the labels legally mean
The “all or virtually all” standard
In the U.S., “Made in USA” isn't a vibe — it's a legal threshold. The Federal Trade Commission requires that an unqualified Made in USA claim mean a product is “all or virtually all”made domestically: essentially all significant parts, processing, and labor are of U.S. origin, with no — or only negligible — imported content.
Made in USAAll or virtually all domestic. The strongest, most regulated claim — backed by FTC enforcement.
Assembled in USALast substantial transformation happens here, and assembly is meaningful — even if parts are imported.
Qualified claimSpells out the amount or type of domestic content, like “Made in USA of U.S. and imported parts.”