As written, the bill does not require companies to retroactively label all existing product listings, though it remains unclear whether it applies only to newly added items. Clarifying this could help win over companies like Walmart and Amazon, both of which sell hundreds of thousands of products online. Adding country-of-origin labels to past product listings would require significant time and resources—a sticking point for e-commerce giants.
The bill is straightforward: Manufactured goods sold online must disclose their country of origin. Small sellers with less than $20,000 in annual sales on platforms like Etsy are exempt, as are agriculture goods and FDA-regulated food, drugs, and supplements (as defined under Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act).
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