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 "url": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/fields/country-of-origin",
 "title": "Country of origin, and why the customs answer is not the one you publish",
 "description": "Why customs origin and an origin claim made to a shopper are two different tests, what a multi-stage garment does to both, and why this field is never inferred.",
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 "direct_answer": "Customs rules of origin and origin statements made to shoppers are different tests, applied by different authorities, for different purposes. Merging them is the single error this page exists to prevent, and it is easy to make because both produce a country name and both get typed into the same box.",
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