Requires that any new foreign-made product listed on a website show the country where it was manufactured and the country where the seller is headquartered. The rule covers goods already subject to customs origin-marking rules but carves out FDA-regulated foods and drugs, USDA-covered agricultural commodities, used or previously-owned items, and sellers with under 20,000 dollars in annual sales and fewer than 200 transactions. The Federal Trade Commission enforces the requirement and must coordinate with Customs and the Agriculture Department within six months; the labeling mandate takes effect 12 months after that coordination agreement is published. Retailers get a safe harbor if they relied in good faith on false origin information supplied by a manufacturer or distributor and removed it promptly upon notice.
Average Household Impact
- Country-of-origin disclosure for online shoppers — foreign-made products must visibly show manufacturing country and seller’s home country on product listings
Congressional Summary
Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act or the COOL Online Act This bill requires sellers of imported products online to conspicuously disclose the country of origin of the products and the country where the seller's principal place of business is located. This requirement does not apply to specified products, such as agricultural commodities, food or drugs, or previously owned items.The Federal Trade Commission must enforce violations of this requirement as unfair or deceptive trade practices.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-05-29
- Date Added
- 2026-06-08
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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