AMERICAN-MADE ... because it's the right thing to do!
Each month, over 100,000 Chinese-made flags are sold
under false “Made in the U.S.A.” labels
on major online platforms, like Amazon—
misleading buyers and undermining American jobs.
This practice costs domestic flag makers an estimated $1.5 million per month in revenue and risks funneling taxpayer dollars to non-compliant imports, a majority of which are Made in China.
HR 1421, THE MAKE AMERICAN FLAGS IN AMERICA ACT, aims to enforce accurate country-of-origin labeling and protect domestic manufacturing. Consumers deserve transparency and compliance.
NATIONAL FLAG WEEK AT THE Small Business Administration
It was an historic day on Capitol Hill, during National Flag Week, when Saratoga Flag Company joined colleagues from the leading manufacturers in the domestic U.S. Flag industry. Including representatives from The Flag Manufacturers Association of America (FMAA); The National Independent Flag Dealers Association (NIFDA); & NCTO (The National Council of Textile Organizations), at the Small Business Administration headquarters in Washington, DC.
All unified to lobby for support of our Grass-Roots, bi-partisan bill: THE MAKE AMERICAN FLAGS IN AMERICA ACT.
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and her staff graciously hosted our contingency for the day, securing meaningful bipartisan meetings where we had the opportunity to share our concerns about all of the threats to domestic manufacturing of our beloved American Flag.
The Domestic Flag Industry is Small Business
“Literally the entire American flag industry is made up of small businesses…. across this country employing over five-thousand America workers.
These aren’t faceless factories in foreign countries.
These are proud Americans running and working
mostly family-run businesses, many multi-generational.
We strongly believe that symbols as sacred as the American flag should always be valued by the people they represent. Yet every day, thousands of foreign-made U.S. Flags, primarily from China, are sold here in the U.S., mostly through online commerce platforms, maximizing the availability of free trade loopholes with deceptive marketing of Made in America, shipped without law-abiding country of origin or content labeling into our country without paying a dime of duty and deceiving unsuspecting American consumers; undercutting U.S. businesses and rapidly eroding our industry that has been built over generations by hard working Americans. ..."
Click HERE to watch Daily Caller Interview with Larry Severini.
"That’s why our industry is in Washington today. We want to sincerely thank President Trump and Administrator Loeffler for this Administration’s stand in fighting for fair trade and restoring American industrial independence.
We specifically want to thank President Trump and his administration for his swift action in recognizing and eliminating the inherently destructive consequences of the deminimis free trade loophole on Chinese imports. This is a vital first step. However, to fully restore fairness in U.S. manufacturing, we need to extend this enforcement and close the deminimis loophole globally, not just for China."
"No country should have a free pass to flood U.S. markets free of charge with unvetted goods.
This fight is not just for our businesses, but for all domestic manufacturing.
The celebration of Flag Day rightly shines a light on the significance and importance of our little industry. And the honor, fairness & legacy of the American Flags we manufacture."
To the Veterans here today, we soberingly honor your sacrifices and your service. To every American citizen who has chosen to buy an American Flag that is truly made in America, we thank you.
We are all part of this story. And the support of our government and the citizens of America ensures that when an American Flag is raised, whether that be in battle, at sacred memorials, at Federal or Government facilities, or simply as an American citizen proudly placing a flag on the railing of your front porch, it has to still mean something.
Let’s honor Made in America. God bless you. Thank you and God Bless America.”
- Larry Severini, Flag Manufacturers Association of America
It was an honor to participate in a Flag Day Ceremony, beside U.S. Veterans, at The U.S. Small Business Administration with SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler, who has pledged to support our American-made initiative !
Social Media Posts....
“Today at SBA’s Flag Day Ceremony, we proudly raised a new AMERICAN-MADE flag over our headquarters in Washington.
It is a privilege to serve under its Stars and Stripes - on behalf of the 34 million small businesses who represent the best of America.”
- SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler
“It’s not just stars and stripes. It’s sacrifice. It’s opportunity. It’s the belief that America is still the greatest country on Earth.
We proudly stand with our veterans, our communities, and the small business owners who keep America strong – today and every day.”
- SBA Associate Administrator Elias Hernandez
“Is your American flag 100% made in the USA?
At the U.S. Small Business Administration, we not only had an American flag on our building that wasn’t made here, we also checked our #SBA flags, and almost every single one was made in China.
So, we replaced them, and now when you look up high above our headquarters building, you will see a bigger, brighter, high quality flag made 100% in America. When choosing a flag, be sure to look for the "Certified Made in the U.S.A." label to ensure it is crafted in America by American workers. “
- SBA Chief Human Capital Officer John Serpa
“Our flag is a symbol of democracy, power, and glory.
The best way to honor these principles is to make sure our nation’s economy & American manufacturers benefit from it.
My bill, the Make American Flags in America Act, would ensure that any American Flag displayed on federal property is entirely manufactured in the United States from American-produced materials.”
- Congressman Nick Langworthy
"The Flag Manufacturers Association of America & National Independent Flag Dealers Assoc., representing the #MadeinUSA flag industry, met with SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler to discuss critical policies & proudly participate in a flag ceremony & installation of an American-made USA Flag."
- National Council of Textile Organizations.
"We were on a very bad trajectory prior to this administration taking over because the deminimis loophole alone was decimating our industry.
Due to the low value, duty free, No customs inspection & declaration, no HTS code, and they (China) were flooding the U.S. market with American Flags.
Between 2020-2024, the rise of imported & falsely labeled (or not labeled) American Flags grew exponentially.
And quickly realizing that has to stop, primarily with China, his (President Trump's) executive action (to close the deminimis loophole), .... makes us optimistic for the future.
Had that not taken place, there was a risk that ... I shut one factory in South Carolina, I had two for the last 18 years and just last year I shut one of my factories.
So had the changes this administration brought about not taken place, I'm not sure that our U.S. Flag industry would have survived.
We are very thankful to this administration for the effort and the attention we are getting as American Manufacturers."
- Larry Severini, Embroidery Solutions; & FMAA (Flag Manufacturers Association of America).
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