CASE STUDY | US MANUFACTURER

Most U.S. manufacturers cannot trace their origin claims beyond tier 1. Under the Made in USA Labeling Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 323) and Buy American Act, that gap is a liability.

We audited a U.S. steel fabricator's supply chain across three supplier tiers and quantified the exposure in dollar terms before it became an enforcement problem.

The full case study is below.