Brands That Came Back to American Manufacturing
Some of the brands below came back to American manufacturing after years overseas. Others never left. Either way, you can buy their products today knowing they were made by American workers. The 12 brands below are ones in our directory. Each link goes to the relevant page where you can see what qualifies and what to look for before you buy.
Bonded stainless cookware hand-finished in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania since 1971. All-Clad briefly outsourced lid production to China to meet demand, then brought it back after concluding that a shorter supply chain and proximity to their main factory made domestic manufacturing the better call.
Goodyear-welted dress shoes made in Port Washington, Wisconsin since 1922. After a 2008 restructuring and $10 million investment, Allen Edmonds kept production in Wisconsin when offshoring was available. Manufacturing jobs at the facility doubled by 2012 and sales rose 25% year over year.
Heavyweight sweatshirts, fleece, and denim made in the USA from yarn to finishing. American Giant reshored from India to Gaffney, South Carolina, sourcing yarn from Parkdale Mills and fabric from Carolina Cotton Works – both domestic suppliers that had themselves returned to production.
Aviator and classic frames hand-built in Vernon Hills, Illinois since 2019. American Optical reshored from China twice – first back to Southbridge, Massachusetts in 1998 after quality problems, then to a purpose-built Illinois facility under Europa Eyewear in 2019. The original Pilot model was the first sunglasses worn on the moon.
Jar candles and seasonal collections manufactured in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Production moved through China, Mexico, and Vietnam before returning home with a $5 million capital investment, driven by rising labor costs, freight expense, and customer demand for US-made goods.
Professional power tools assembled across plants in Maryland, Tennessee, and North Carolina. DeWalt’s $218 million investment in Charlotte brought 250 assembly jobs back to the US, citing consumer preference for American-made and a commitment to domestic job creation.
Refrigerators, ranges, dishwashers, and laundry appliances across 11 US manufacturing plants. GE brought production back from China to Louisville, Kentucky – 1,300 jobs and $800 million invested – after a full cost analysis showed that China’s apparent 30% price advantage shrank to a 6% cost disadvantage once inventory and delivery problems were factored in.
Tires manufactured in Akron, Ohio and multiple US plants since 1898. Goodyear reshored production from Brazil back to Akron when a full efficiency and cost analysis pointed home.
Every KitchenAid stand mixer assembled in Greenville, Ohio since 1946. Whirlpool moved KitchenAid small appliance production back from China to its existing Ohio facility in 2014 with a $40 million investment, citing the skilled workforce already in place and the logic of using a factory they already owned.
Permanent markers made in Maryville, Tennessee, over 500 million per year. Newell Brands invested roughly $2 billion to automate the Tennessee plant and brought Sharpie production back from China. The result: Sharpies now cost less to make in Tennessee than they did in China, with better quality control and higher output.
Jeans and basics made entirely in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Todd Shelton built his own factory in 2012 rather than continue outsourcing offshore, citing quality control and proximity to customers. The brand publishes exactly what each garment costs to make.
Over 80% of US-sold Whirlpool appliances assembled across nine domestic facilities. Whirlpool committed $1 billion to US manufacturing over five years, moving washer production from Mexico to Clyde, Ohio after concluding that freight costs, supply chain risk, and US energy prices made domestic production the stronger long-term position.
More information is available from the Reshoring Initiative, who have tracked over 2 million manufacturing jobs returned to the United States since 2010. The brands on this page are ones where that decision is already made – you can buy their products today knowing they were made by an American worker.
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