Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 15:27:54 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: ??Labeling of Imports??
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I've already got a law patterned for me *Murphy's Law*.
Customs has heavy fines and confiscation procedures for mdse. not
properly labeled. It can be confiscated and sold at auction or destroyed
and / or the importer must export it out of the country.
There isn't a Customs Broker that ever wants to make a mistake because he
is also subject to fines and penalties that can be totally outrageous for
just a small infraction.
Vendors may change the labeling after they have possession of it but I'll
just bet it is properly labeled at the port of entry.
There are about fifty ways that US Customs can make you suffer if you get
caught misrepresenting anything or making false entry statements and most
of them involve your money or Brokers License suspension or Revocation.
A lot of NoName Chinese crap comes into the US and then a US identifiable
name is put on the carton by the distributor or vendor trying to get
higher prices for his Chinese crap.
I've had McQuay Norris water pumps that say made in the US on the box and
the pump says made in China and if course they're right the box is US
made.
Stan Wilder
On Mon, 17 Sep 2001 15:29:44 EDT BenTbtstr8@aol.com writes:
> If a vendor has been informed or discovered that a certain item
> he/she is
> selling is NOT made in the country that they thought it was, I
> believe they
> have the responsibility to inform the Buyer. Whether there are legal
>
> protections to that effect. I personally would not patronize a
> vendor who
> knowingly continues to advertise in that manner.
>
> I am assuming that the listvendors in question have made these
> corrections in
> their websites, catalogs, etc. If they haven't, it's very simple to
> vote with
> your pocket book. Or you can go the complicated route that my lawyer
> likes to
> go. Just because there is no specific law dealing with your
> situation doesn't
> men you can't sue. Maybe get a law name after you.
>
> BenT
> the instigator
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