About
A directory of brands that market their products as made in the United States, maintained by one person.
What this is
I built americanmadecompany to make Made-in-USA buying easier and more honest. I don't sell anything. I curate brands that publicly market their products as made in the United States, I cite the source of each claim, and I publish the brands I've removed. Where a brand carries a third-party certification, I note it. Where it doesn't, I say so plainly. This is not an endorsement, it's a registry.
How brands get listed
I find brands through manufacturer associations, reader submissions, and direct research. I publish what the brand publicly claims about country of origin, verbatim, with attribution. I review the directory periodically and re-check each listing. I don't accept payment for inclusion or for tier placement.
What the tiers mean
Every listing carries a listing tier shown as a shape and a label, not a color. Listed means the brand is in the directory but I haven't recorded a country-of-origin claim from it yet. Self-attested means the brand publicly states that its products are made in the United States, and I quote that statement with a source. A third, review-based tier — a claim independently reviewed against published criteria — is defined but not yet in use; no brand currently holds it. Today every brand in the directory is Self-attested — I publish the brand's own words and tell you exactly where they came from.
What "Recorded {date}" means
A "Recorded" date stamp is the date the brand's claim was entered into the registry. It is a record-keeping date, not a verification: it does not mean I audited the brand's supply chain or independently confirmed the claim. The "all or virtually all" standard the FTC uses for Made in USA claims is the brand's responsibility, not mine. If a brand misrepresents its claim, I delist it and log the removal on the public Removed brands page.
Whose claim it is
The Made-in-USA language on every profile belongs to the brand that published it, not to me. I quote it and attribute it to the brand's own labeling. Inclusion here is not a certification, and it is not an independent finding that any particular product is made in the United States. If you spot something wrong, tell me — there's a form on the take-down page for corrections and removals.