SBA and GSA remove 22 foreign product listings from federal purchasing platform

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SBA and GSA removed 22 foreign-made flatware products from GSA Advantage! after findings that China-based firms falsely claimed 'Made in America' labeling.
Sherrill Manufacturing, the only U.S. producer of 100% American-made stainless steel flatware, prompted action during the White House Small Business Summit.
SBA introduced a 90% Made in America loan guarantee, waived manufacturing loan fees for fiscal 2026, and launched an onshoring portal to support domestic suppliers.

Procurement crackdown follows summit complaints

As announced by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency and the U.S. General Services Administration are removing 22 foreign-made flatware product offerings from GSA Advantage!, the approved vendor platform used in federal procurement. The action follows meetings at the White House Small Business Summit and aligns with President Donald J. Trump’s directive and executive order requiring federal agencies to prioritize American-made goods.

During the summit, President Trump and SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler met with New York-based Sherrill Manufacturing, which said China-based companies were falsely marketing products on GSA Advantage as “Made in America” even though they were only partially assembled or finished in the United States. SBA says the practice risks putting federal agencies in breach of the Buy American Act, the Trade Agreements Act and related country-of-origin requirements.

Loeffler says the investigation began at the president’s request and led to the delisting within less than three weeks. Sherrill Manufacturing, described in the statement as the only U.S. manufacturer of stainless steel flatware that is 100% made in America, says the move helps protect domestic producers from unfair competition in the federal marketplace.

Broader push to back domestic manufacturers

The announcement fits into a wider administration effort to steer taxpayer-funded purchasing toward U.S. producers and reinforce domestic supply chains. The statement also points to the Berry Amendment, which requires certain items bought by the U.S. Department of War, including stainless steel flatware, to be entirely grown, reprocessed, reused or produced in the United States.

SBA says it has also introduced a 90% Made in America loan guarantee for small manufacturers, waived loan fees for manufacturing NAICS codes in fiscal year 2026 and created what it describes as the first dedicated loan program for American manufacturers. The agency adds that it launched the Make Onshoring Great Again Portal last year to connect small businesses with more than one million domestic suppliers.

The agency says it will continue coordinating with GSA, the Department of Justice and other federal partners to enforce domestic sourcing rules and remove falsely labeled offerings from federal procurement channels. The FBI is also pursuing false claims tied to Made in America representations in government purchasing, according to the statement.

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