made in China
Common product label
Made in China is a manufacturing label indicating Chinese origin, required on products exported from China.
The phrase has become shorthand for mass-produced goods—sometimes implying affordability and ubiquity, sometimes suggesting inferior quality: Everything in this store is made in China.
China's dominance in global manufacturing means the label appears on products ranging from cheap toys to high-end electronics.
Foreign-bound sale
- importObtain from overseas
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- trade warRetaliatory economic hostilities
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
customs · logistics · shipment · wholesale · distribution · commerce · regulations · WTO
Unauthorized replica product
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- fakeNot the real thing
- imitationCopy of the original
- copycatOne who mimics another
low-quality · shoddy · inferior · replica · bootleg · pirated · substandard · disposable
Industrial production facility
- assemblyConstructing from components
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- ShenzhenSouthern Chinese metropolis
- GuangzhouSouthern Chinese trading hub
workforce · industrialization · electronics · textiles · production · OEM · consumer products · goods
Low in price
- budgetPlan for spending
- low-costRequiring little money
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
discount · bargain · value · mass-market · accessible · wholesale · price-conscious · cost-effective
Third-party task delegation
- offshoringMoving work overseas
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
global village · cross-border · economic integration · world market · transnational · connectivity · internationalism · reshoring
export
Foreign-bound sale
supply chain · customs · logistics · shipment · wholesale · distribution · commerce · regulations · WTO · trade deficit
knockoff
Unauthorized replica product
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- fakeNot the real thing
- imitationCopy of the original
copycat · low-quality · shoddy · inferior · replica · bootleg · pirated · substandard · disposable · flimsy
factory
Industrial production facility
- assemblyConstructing from components
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- ShenzhenSouthern Chinese metropolis
Guangzhou · workforce · industrialization · electronics · textiles · production · OEM · consumer products · goods · Foxconn
cheap
Low in price
- budgetPlan for spending
- low-costRequiring little money
- inexpensiveLow in cost
economical · discount · bargain · value · mass-market · accessible · wholesale · price-conscious · cost-effective · dollar store
outsourcing
Third-party task delegation
- offshoringMoving work overseas
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
interdependence · global village · cross-border · economic integration · world market · transnational · connectivity · internationalism · reshoring · nearshoring
- product labelsingredient list, warning labels, safety labels, warning label, nutrition facts
made in Chinahomegrown
Raised on one's property
onshored · reshored · locally sourced · domestic manufacturing · buy local
made in ChinaSwiss-made
Crafted in Switzerland
handcrafted · hand-made · bespoke · artisanal · artisan-made
made, make, making, makers, unmade, remake, remade, remaking, China