Content creators in China are exposing the real cost of luxury branded items made in China in a series of videos on TikTok which have now found their way to other social media channels.
China revealed in those videos, that they were the ones that actually manufacture most of the high-end and expensive items sold in the United States and across Europe, and the belief that they only produce inferior or fake items of known brands was not true.
The Chinese TikTokers made the videos in the factories where those goods were being produced, showed off samples, and revealed that the total cost of making them, was about 1/10th of the price it was sold for in the market.
It exposed big brands for using cheap labor in China to produce their goods and selling them at exorbitant prices to customers. They then urged people around the world to leave those brands and buy directly from China, and they would handle logistics to the customer’s home country, at a very low price too.
For example, one of the videos said that a Birkins bag which was made in China for Hermes costs $38,000 but the actual cost of producing it was just $1,395, about 90% less. He detailed the various parts of the luxury bag and where they were bought from and explained that people were only paying for the Hermes logo, and if anyone really wanted to buy quality, the person could just order and it would be delivered, but without the Hermes name.
Another creator also revealed the names and locations of the factories in China where footwear from luxury brands like Nike, Adidas, UGG, Fila, etc, were been made, and urged viewers to message her for more information.
The latest expose came following the trade/tariff war between the U.S. and China, started by Trump, after he raised and maintained import tax from China to 125% and paused those of other countries, which he initially increased, for 90 days.
Trump’s cabinet said the move was a planned tactic to start a favorable dialogue with those trading countries. While some of them called to negotiate new terms, China called their bluff.
“The world is big enough”, the VP of the Center for China and Globalization said in an interview. He said that China will trade with the rest of the world and ignore the United States, after all, they have been around 5,000 years ago before the U.S. was yet to be formed.
He reinstated that contrary to what Trump expects, there will be no dialogue between the United States and China, and he also advised Trump to stop with his biased view of China as well as other countries of the world.
Luxury Brands That Make Some Of Their Products In China
A Chinese business advisor listed 30 high-end luxury brands that make some of their products in China and sell at sky-high prices to the world. They are:
- Ralph Lauren
- Armani
- Nike
- Dior
- Lululemon
- Apple
- Michael Kors
- Coach
- CK
- Prada
- Celine
- Swarovski
- Adidas
- The North Face
- Rimova
- Levis
- Burberry
- Versace
- Chanel
- Catier
- Ferragamo
- Timberland
- YSL
- Victoria Secret
- Puma
- Disney
- Max Mara
- DKNY
- Givenchy
