country of origin

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The country in which a person or thing is deemed to have originated for the purposes of laws and regulations.
2. 2
   The country where shipped goods are produced.
3. 3
   The country in which the last stage of substantial transformation of goods occurred.
4. 4
   The country in which the most important processing took place.
5. 5
   The country in which a substantial amount of processing took place.
6. 6
   The country indicated on a label as being the country in which the goods were made.
7. 7
   Country of first publication.