States often provide incentives for the building, maintenance and expansion of manufacturing facilities within their boundaries through their State Development Offices.

Through AASA and the MEMA Washington office, this list of state development offices throughout the country is available to members. Members are encouraged to contact these officials and learn about programs and assistance available to manufacturers – and to invite the officials to visit in-state facilities.

In some instances, other agencies within a state’s government may be responsible for these manufacturing incentive programs. The development office should be able to provide more information. Additional details also are available at the state development Web sites included on the list.

This edition of Importing Into the United States by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol contains material pursuant to the Trade Act of 2002 and the Customs Modernization Act (Title VI of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act), commonly referred to as the Mod Act.

The Customs Modernization Act (Title VI of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act [P.L. 103 182, 107 Stat. 2057]) became effective December 8, 1993. Its provisions have fundamentally altered the relationship between importers and CBP by shifting to the importer, the legal responsibility for declaring the value, classification, and rate of duty applicable to entered merchandise.

Visit the CBP Web site (www.cbp.gov) for the latest information on specific laws, regulations or procedures that may affect your import transactions.

This brochure produced by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is strictly about marking of country of origin on U.S. imports and is for general information purposes only. Reliance solely on this general information may not be considered reasonable care.

Recognizing that many complicated factors may be involved in origin issues (raw materials are from one country while the product is assembled in another), an importer may wish to obtain a binding ruling from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. For more information please see determining the correct Country of Origin to use under the Customs Regulations, 19 CFR Part 177.

Please be aware that in addition to this information, certain products are subject to additional labeling requirements. For example, clothing must have labels indicating fabric content and washing instructions. Other products with special labeling requirements include tobacco (the Surgeon General’s Warning Statement), food and pharmaceuticals, and automobiles.