{"id":239,"date":"2025-08-10T09:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T09:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/?p=239"},"modified":"2025-08-10T09:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T09:49:40","slug":"chinese-counterfeit-clothing-factory-relocates-to-u-s-to-avoid-new-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/2025\/08\/chinese-counterfeit-clothing-factory-relocates-to-u-s-to-avoid-new-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Counterfeit Clothing Factory Relocates to U.S. to Avoid New Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A leading Chinese producer of imitation luxury apparel has announced plans to relocate operations to the United States. The company, nicknamed <em>\u201cGuccii with Two i\u2019s\u201d<\/em> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/\">fashion press<\/a>, says the move is a direct response to new <a href=\"https:\/\/ustr.gov\/trade-topics\/trade-remedies\/section-301-investigations\">U.S. import tariffs<\/a> targeting Chinese goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEO told reporters that moving production stateside will cut shipping costs and allow products to carry the coveted <em>\u201cMade in USA\u201d<\/em> label without customs seizures. \u201cWe\u2019re making counterfeits truly American-made,\u201d he said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new facility will occupy an abandoned shopping mall in <a href=\"https:\/\/ohio.gov\/\">Ohio<\/a>, chosen for its available parking, intact food court, and a workforce \u201calready familiar with mall brands.\u201d Job postings on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/\">Indeed<\/a> seek \u201cseamstresses skilled in both Chanel and Channel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trade experts warn the move could normalize counterfeit fashion within U.S. borders. \u201cWhen knockoffs are domestic, it blurs the line between parody and authenticity,\u201d said an analyst from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iacc.org\/\">International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grand opening is scheduled for next spring, with a runway show featuring $29.99 \u201cexclusive\u201d handbags \u2014 discounted to $24.99 for bulk purchases. The event will stream live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/\">TikTok<\/a>, where influencers are already planning unboxing videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leading Chinese producer of imitation luxury apparel has announced plans to relocate operations to the United States. The company, nicknamed \u201cGuccii with Two i\u2019s\u201d by the fashion press, says the move is a direct response to new U.S. import tariffs targeting Chinese goods. The CEO told reporters that moving production stateside will cut shipping&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[23,24],"class_list":["post-239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-china","tag-fake-brands"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":242,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions\/242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}