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49 U.S.C. § 32304

Passenger motor vehicle country of origin labeling

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 32304, Passenger motor vehicle country of origin labeling, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490719
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In this section— “carline”— “country of origin”, when referring to the origin of an engine or transmission, means the country from which the largest share of the dollar value added to an engine or transmission has originated— “manufacturer” means a person— “of United States/Canadian origin”, when referring to passenger motor vehicle equipment, means— for an outside supplier— “passenger motor vehicle equipment”— “percentage (by value)”, when referring to passenger motor vehicle equipment of United States/Canadian origin, means the percentage remaining after subtracting the percentage (by value) of passenger motor vehicle equipment that is not of United States/Canadian origin that will be installed or included on those vehicles produced in a carline, from 100 percent— “value added in the United States and Canada” means a percentage determined by subtracting the total purchase price of foreign content from the total purchase price, and dividing the remainder by the total purchase price, excluding costs incurred or profits made at the final assembly place and beyond (including advertising, assembly, labor, interest payments, and profits), with the following groupings being used: Each manufacturer of a new passenger motor vehicle manufactured after September 30, 1994, and distributed in commerce for sale in the United States, shall establish each year for each model year and cause to be attached in a prominent place on each of those vehicles, at least one label. The label shall contain the following information: If a manufacturer or allied supplier requests information in a timely manner from one or more of its outside suppliers concerning the United States/Canadian content of particular equipment, but does not receive that information despite a good faith effort to obtain it, the manufacturer or allied supplier may make its own good faith value added determinations, subject to the following:

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-429(H.R. 4778)1994-10-31
    To codify without substantive change recent laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-178(H.R. 2400)1998-06-09
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century