US container imports from China at risk from new retail act
The proposed US Country of Origin Labeling Online Act requires sellers to conspicuously disclose the country of origin of products sold over the internet, a requirement that also applies to the provider or publisher of any internet marketplaces of such products
Big retailers and others, including the electronics, furniture and toy industries that put so many boxes on ships, are opposed to the measure and have tried to have it removed from the legislative package, saying it would add an onerous regulation for online sellers