Petition · past parliament
Make it mandatory to show country of origin in product description on internet.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
When buying products on the internet the country of origin is rarely stated, to enable the public to make an educated and ethical purchase, country of origin should be clearly declared in the first three lines of the product description.
The fastest route to economic recovery is to support indigenous industry and businesses where possible. Almost every product which is sold on the internet fails to state country of manufacture, so those people who wish to support the country, want to limit their impact on the environment and wish to uphold ethical standards are unable to do so. By simply making it mandatory to state country of origin in the main body of the product description, the public can make informed purchases.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 4 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.