# FTC Made in USA Claim Rule Evaluator

> FTC Made in USA Claim Rule Evaluator is a paid API for AI agents from x402-niche-briefs.fly.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Evaluates whether a product's US content percentage and assembly location meet the FTC 'all or virtually all' standard (16 CFR Part 323) for unqualified or qualified 'Made in USA' claims.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402-niche-briefs.fly.dev/v1/ftc-made-in-usa-check?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ftc-made-in-usa-claim-rule-evaluator-b198d884
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_-Zxphg9b9YEw5RQ2rN-M8

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability ftc-made-in-usa-claim-rule-evaluator-b198d884
```

Example prompt: My product has 92% US content by manufacturing cost and the final assembly happens in the US — can I use an unqualified 'Made in USA' label, or do I need a qualified claim? Give me the FTC verdict and any approved claim templates.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a fast, deterministic, rule-based assessment of FTC Made in USA claim eligibility under 16 CFR Part 323, especially for ecommerce operators, product compliance workflows, or pre-launch label reviews. Prefer this over general legal research tools when you have specific numeric US content percentage and assembly location data and need structured claim templates and checklist output rather than open-ended legal text.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required query parameters (us_content_pct, final_assembly_us, claim_type) returns an error
- Invalid claim_type value outside 'unqualified'/'qualified' enum returns a validation error
- us_content_pct values outside 0-100 range may return unexpected results
- Service unavailability on the fly.dev host returns a 5xx error
- Payment failure via x402 protocol prevents access to the response

## How this service works

FTC Made in USA Labeling Rule (16 CFR Part 323) 'all or virtually all' standard evaluator. Pass ?us_content_pct=95&final_assembly_us=true&claim_type=unqualified|qualified. Returns risk verdict, unqualified eligibility, approved qualified claim templates ('Made in USA of U.S. and imported parts'), civil penalty notes, and BOM audit checklist. Educational reference only; not legal advice.

## Output

Returns a structured JSON object containing: a risk verdict string, a boolean indicating whether the unqualified standard is met, a rationale explaining the determination, an array of FTC-approved qualified claim template strings (e.g. 'Made in USA of U.S. and imported parts'), civil penalty notes, a substantiation checklist for BOM auditing, the regulatory basis (16 CFR Part 323), the input echo, a timestamp, and a disclaimer that the result is educational only and not legal advice.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "us_content_pct",
      "final_assembly_us",
      "claim_type"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "claim_type": {
       "enum": [
        "unqualified",
        "qualified"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Target claim type (unqualified vs qualified)"
      },
      "us_content_pct": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Percentage of total manufacturing cost attributable to US parts and processing (0-100)"
      },
      "final_assembly_us": {
       "enum": [
        "true",
        "false"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Whether final assembly/processing takes place in the US"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
     "required": [
      "as_of",
      "inputs",
      "regulatory_basis",
      "verdict",
      "unqualified_standard_met",
      "rationale",
      "approved_claim_templates",
      "civil_penalty_note",
      "substantiation_checklist",
      "disclaimer"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "as_of": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "inputs": {
       "type": "object",
       "required": [
        "us_content_pct",
        "final_assembly_us",
        "claim_type"
       ],
       "properties": {
        "claim_type": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "us_content_pct": {
         "type": "number"
        },
        "final_assembly_us": {
         "type": "boolean"
        }
       }
      },
      "verdict": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "rationale": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "disclaimer": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "regulatory_basis": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "civil_penalty_note": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "approved_claim_templates": {
       "type": "array",
       "items": {
        "type": "s
… (truncated)
```

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