CBP Says US Is Country of Origin for Government Procurement of Dietary Supplements

Three types of vitamin and mineral tablets that are made in the U.S. by mixing ingredients from multiple other countries are of U.S. origin for government procurement purposes, CBP said in a final determination notice. The ruling was in response to Visionary Vitamin Company's request for a final determination of the origin of the tablets. "In this case, to make the dietary supplement tablets, various ingredients from different countries of origin are mixed together based on a specific formula," CBP said. "This results in a finished product that differs from any of the individual ingredients. The vitamins and minerals are put together in one tablet for the purposes of creating a product that is designed to promote certain effects that are distinct from the effects if only the individual ingredients were taken." That process constitutes a substantial transformation, meaning the U.S. is the country of origin, the agency said.