CBLE Partner Agencies, IPR, Marking & Country of Origin question: forged in the United States by the importer into crankshafts

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Steel bars from Germany will be forged in the United States by the importer into crankshafts, which obliterates any mark. Must the bars be marked?

A No, if forging destroys any mark and is not meant to hide origin
B No, because steel is always a crude substance
C Yes, the bars must be marked before forging and the crankshafts after
D Yes, unless the importer is also the ultimate consumer

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Answer: A. No, if forging destroys any mark and is not meant to hide origin

19 CFR 134.32(g) excepts articles to be processed in the United States by the importer, otherwise than to conceal origin, in a way that would necessarily obliterate, destroy or permanently conceal the mark. 134.36 limits this where a reasonable method of marking would survive. Forging bars into crankshafts also substantially transforms them, making the forger the ultimate purchaser (134.1(d)(1), 134.35(a)). Source: 19 CFR 134.32(g), 134.35, 134.36 (eCFR, as at 7 Oct 2026).

Common mistake

Treating every metal as a crude substance.

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