Made In The UK

[ecs]

If you were to mark an electronic product with 'Made In The UK', what would you expect from it's constituent components? Would it be acceptable to label something which was assembled from around 50% UK sourced components and around 50% components that are sourced from abroad? Would it be better to say 'Assembled In The UK' instead?

I can't seem to find a lot of information about this, but I assume you've got to be careful not to mislead your customers.

[ecs]

It's the PCB and electronics which come from abroad. I suppose, delving deeper into it, there are wooden and plastic parts, paints and adhesives too - they (or the raw materials at least) may also come from abroad.

The business is UK based and all the R&D has been carried out here. You see it in the cycling world actually, there's an article somewhere of some Italian brand road bikes being 'Made in Italy' in China by Giant. Their claim is that the R&D is done in Italy so the bike is Italian.

Difficult one I guess, I'd just like to have a little 'Made in GB' sticker on the packaging and product

[ecs]

The PCB is made in Malaysia but it's populated in the UK.