S. 1421 would require online marketplaces and product sellers to disclose the country of origin for any product that, under the Tariff Act of 1930, must physically be labeled with that information. The bill also would increase the number of agricultural products subject to country-of-origin labeling under the Agricultural Marketing Act but would exclude some agricultural, food, and prescription drug products from that requirement. Under the bill, manufacturers, importers, distributors, and suppliers would be required to provide the information to online marketplaces or sellers, which currently are not required to disclose such information in their product descriptions.
S. 1421 would treat failure to comply with online country-of-origin labeling as an unfair or deceptive practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. For most products, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would be responsible for enforcing the labeling requirement; the Department of Agriculture (USDA) would enforce the requirement for agricultural products.
