Posted on 04/14/2025 10:03:18 AM PDT by packagingguy
Amid the escalating US-China trade war, a report in the Glitz says China may give free rein to counterfeiters, particularly those which target luxury brands in America, in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs. Amid this, TikTok is flooded with videos that show how luxury brands manufacture their products in China.
Trump has imposed 145% tariffs on Chinese imports, and in its own tit-for-tat tariffs, the Xi Jinping government imposed 125% tariffs. China has now urged Washington to “completely cancel” what it calls the unfair practice of reciprocal tariffs...
In the video, a man, while showing several bags that resemble luxury brands’ styles, says, “For more than the last 30 years, we have been the OEM factory for most of the luxury brands from around the world. You name it…. But for this, I am not proud because we were only making our wages, and the profit margin for those who are actually making the bags is very low….”
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They are made in China, then exported to Europe, and workers there put the company name on the product, a Made in Italy or Made in France label and package it to be sold.
Chinese manufacturers are taking to TikToc telling people to buy directly from them, even with the tariff it's still up to ten times less expensive for the exact same item...minus the swanky luxury brand name.
IOW these "luxury" brands have been ripping off their customers for years.
On Facebook Marketplace the number of people selling counterfeit Rolexes from China is huge.
Saw the video. What a load of crock. Usd 50 for the clasp because it’s marine stainless? More like USD 5. 50 USD for labor? Nah. 450USD for the leather? Not buy8ng it.
The wife and I vacationed in Europe a few years ago. Upon leaving, at Heathrow Airport getting a refund of the VAT tax, we watched Asian women with scores of luxury handbags, LV and Hermes doing the same. No doubt returning to China with live bags to use as templates for their counterfeiting program.
This is not a great advertisement for these so-called luxury brands.
I was gonna say, a lot of luxury brands are made in Europe. LVMH is a huge company as are all the Italian fashion labels. That stuff isn’t made here.
The purpose of displaying a luxury brand is to say you have the wearwithal to waste money. This makes you sexually more desirable.
Kind of.
Most Italian products are made in Italy — but by imported Chinese “guest” workers.
The leather is Italian (or increasingly from America or Australia), design, and quality inspections are done by Italians.
There are very specific trade laws in this.
I don’t wear a Rolex because it’s a lose - lose.
The right kid of people assume it’s probably fake so it makes a bad impression and the wrong kind of people assume it might just be real so it makes you a target and they rob you.
If you want a superior time piece, get an unobtrusive Omega.
That's the point of these TikToks. The Chinese manufacturers are making the actual items. Those items then get sent to France or Italy where they are repackaged and a "luxury" maker tag (Gucci, Hermes, et al) is added and the item is then sent to market at 1000's of $profit margin.
“Unfair”????
Really, China?
So, how then is it “fair” for you to impose tariffs, steal Intellectual Property, manipulate your currency, cheat on trade by using export proxies, and employ slave labor, while draining the seas of fish without caring about the collapse of the stock????!!!
China, go to Hell!!!!
When push comes to shove, “Luxury” goods are the first to go.
IOW these “luxury” brands have been ripping off their customers for years.
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Nobody has been forcing customers to pay $50,000 and more for a dang old Hermes purse. Or even $500 for a knock off.
Rich people can be so stupid.
The guy may make FAKE bags, which are quite the rage in Asia, particularly China.
The the most expensie brands, like Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and Chanel, most definitely do NOT manufacture in China. They may use Chinese laborers at plants in Italy (remember how covid spread so quickly in Milan in 2020?) but they certainly will not destroy their brands or risk counterfeiting by outsourcing to China.
Hermes has something like a 2 year waiting list for their cheapest bag, which is about $12,000. They maintain a shortage on purpose.
I’ve got a lot of watches, one is an Omega. 1971 moon watch.
I started looking for one after meeting a fellow named Charlie Duke. Charlie was the youngest guy to walk on the moon.
They can’t counterfeit that one:)
“I don’t wear a Rolex because it’s a lose - lose.”
Your comments make a lot of sense.
I don’t think I have ever purchased a watch yet I’ve always worn decent watches. They given to me by my parents as gifts or by my former employer. :-)
“If you want a superior time piece, get an unobtrusive Omega.”
Watches are obsolete because of smartphones.
“Kind of man that walks around with nothing in his pockets, no identification because everyone knows who you are.
No cash because anyone in town would be happy to lend you anything you need.
No keys ‘cause you don’t keep a lock on a single thing you own.
And no watch because time waits on you.”
“we watched Asian women with scores of luxury handbags, LV and Hermes doing the same”
We see that in the US at the d8scount malls.
They are not scoring “samples”.
I stopped buying new designer brands a long time ago and get them second hand through thrift and consignment. The ones I have found are not made in China. The quality is quite noticeable.
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