Mattress Forum

It's really fascinating to see how "international" manufacturing has become to the point where every level of the supply chain could come from a different country.

There are American mattress manufacturers who "put the layers together" in America and yet every part of their mattress is from elsewhere. In some cases they proudly state "Made in America"

There are American manufacturers who either partly or wholly own factories in China or India and build mattresses to "American specs" using "American ingredients" and yet they are not "Made in America"

There are Chinese manufacturers who are certified by various agencies that hold them and their quality to a higher standard than American manufacturers who are not.

There are Chinese manufacturers who represent the "worst of the worst"

The above also applies to European and Asian manufacturers as well.

And every conceivable combination of the above exists somewhere.

Every manufacturing decision also affects the ultimate price a consumer pays in many different ways (raw materials, labor, transportation)

So my question is ... What does "made in North America" (US, Canada) really mean?

Is it about the raw materials, final construction, labor used, manufacturing standards?

And how important are all of these and the many different variations that are out there to the people on this forum?

Phoenix