US law states that the country of manufacture must be marked on the package or on the product (visible when purchased) so that the "ultimate consumer" knows where its from. The country of manufacture is where most of the cost is added, in this case "Febi Germany". It's not where all the components come from. I'd suspect the casting itself costs well under a dollar.

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Hanno
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