It is important to avoid duplication of reported shipments in the case of inter-company sales or transfers from one facility to another. A similar situation exists with “vended” products. Generally OEM, these are produced by one manufacturer for another who in turn sells the finished product to the end customer. In this case, the company for whom the product is made and is then selling to the end customer should count the shipment in their numbers to BIFMA. Correspondingly, the company producing/selling finished product to the other manufacturer, should not. Again, this is simply to avoid duplication and the resulting overstatement of industry sales.
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