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Made In China: Chinese OEM Factories Claim They’re The Ones Making Your Beloved Luxury Purchases
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Made In China: Chinese OEM Factories Claim They’re The Ones Making Your Beloved Luxury Purchases

The videos claim luxury brands like Hermes have everything made in China.

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April 14, 2025

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Due to the trade war between the US and China, there have been rumours that China may “legalize” fake goods or give free rein to counterfeiters, especially those that target the luxury brand market.

Chinese OEM factories have seemingly flooded TikTok with videos giving a brisk tour of their facilities and show how luxury brands manufacture their products in China.

The videos have also reached Malaysian audiences online, with many sharing the videos to others to spread the word.

@tikasukakucing Rasa nak holiday dekat china lak, salah satu location, gudang2 tu 👀 #fyp #cina #china #branded #luxury #luxurylife #luxurybrand #fypage #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp #foryou #foryoupage #trending #viral ♬ nhạc nền – 💛Trang💛

The TikTok account SEN Bags (@senbags), one of the many OEM factories in China, claimed that the luxury brands usually buy almost finished products from them before repackaging them with their logos.

The man in the video claimed they are the same group of artisans making the “boutique bags” for luxury brands and they know ‘’how to make them real, make them good.”

He proceeds to show the alleged same high-quality leathers, hardware, finishings, and zippers used to make the luxury bags sans the luxury brand logos.

In another video, he encouraged everyone to buy the same luxury bags directly from them at a much lower cost and to stop being cheated by the luxury market.

@senbags

Focus on high-quality leather and high-quality craftsmanship.

♬ 原聲 – SEN bag

After similarly themed videos went viral, there have been attempts to take down the TikTok account of SEN Bags but the company said they have made backup accounts. Despite the online setbacks, they promise to make good bags for as long as they can.

Meanwhile, another video by TikTok account Luna Sourcing China (@lunasourcingchina) showed how luxury hair accessories were also made in Chinese factories for cheap.

The factory she visited claimed to have supplied hair claw clips, hair pins, brushes, and combs to brands like Chanel, Dior, La Prairie, Shu Uemura, Mac, Bobbi Brown, and L’Occitane including the Rosewood Hotel.

She also has other videos allegedly showing how other brands like Lululemon, Ralph Lauren, and Brooks Brothers were made in China.

@lunasourcingchina Who made those hair pin hair claw for TARGET, CHANEL and many more big brands???! #chinasourcing #sourcingtips #sourcingagent #yiwuagent #yiwuminigoods #yiwumarkets #Lunasourcingchina #chinasource #hairaccessories #hairpin #hairclaw #hairband #comb #luxury #luxuryevent #giveaways #eventgift #giftset #factory#chinashipping #wholesale #clothfactory #jewelryaccessories #beddingfactory #alibaba #directfactory #chinasupplier ♬ original sound – LunaSourcingChina
@lunasourcingchina Name one thing that China CANNOT make! #chinasourcing #sourcingtips #sourcingagent #yiwuagent #yiwuminigoods #yiwumarkets #Lunasourcingchina #chinasource #brooksbrothers #shirt #shirtmanufacturer #premiumshirt #tommyhilfiger #hugoboss #lacoste🐊 #factory#chinashipping #wholesale #luxury #jewelryaccessories #alibaba #directfactory #chinasupplier ♬ original sound – LunaSourcingChina

What do the people online think? Some are skeptical of the claims in these videos but those who are not caught up with brand logos are already asking how to buy directly from these factories.

Meanwhile, those who are none too fussed about buying luxury found this alleged “reverse UNO” move by China in response to the high tariff rates set by the Trump administration hilarious.

Will this exposé by Chinese factories and suppliers ruin the luxury market?

Maybe not because it’ll be hard to change minds, especially among hard fans of luxury brands. There are already people attempting to dispute the claim on behalf of luxury brands.

According to the official Louis Vuitton website, their leather goods collections are exclusively produced in their workshops located in France, Spain, and the United States.

Manufacturing of their footwear and ready-to-wear collections takes place in France and Italy. Their watches are exclusively made in timepiece workshops in Switzerland.

But, if fake goods flood the market, it can potentially lower the market value of some luxury goods and affect buyers who say they buy luxury items as investments.

This has happened to luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Gucci, where the resale value of their bags dropped due to the proliferation of similar counterfeit items bearing their logos.

Luxury brands like Gucci, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and Chanel have tried to crackdown on counterfeits which include burning surplus products so it wouldn’t be resold for cheap to the “wrong crowd” and keeps the perceived rarity of their products high.

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