Levi’s is a Levi Strauss & Co. brand; nearly all products are sourced from independent contract manufacturers, rather than one Levi’s-owned jeans factory. [1]

Who makes Levi’s?

Owner
Levi Strauss & Co. is the public company behind Levi’s. The FY2025 annual report explains its share and voting structure; a contract factory does not own the Levi’s brand simply because it stitches the jeans. [1]
Made by
For fiscal 2025, Levi Strauss says it sourced nearly all products from independent contract manufacturers in approximately 32 countries. These contractors purchase fabric and make products, and may also provide development services. [1]
Made in
The FY2025 filing says no single sourcing country accounted for more than 30%. Older FY2021 disclosure covered roughly 40 countries; those figures have different periods and should not be merged into a current factory count. [1][3]

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Levi’s is a Levi Strauss & Co. brand; nearly all products are sourced from independent contract manufacturers, rather than one Levi’s-owned jeans factory.

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  • Levi’s (Brand): Levi’s is a Levi Strauss & Co. brand; nearly all products are sourced from independent contract manufacturers, rather than one Levi’s-owned jeans factory. [1]
  • Levi’s → Levi Strauss & Co. (Owner): Levi Strauss & Co. is the public company behind Levi’s. The FY2025 annual report explains its share and voting structure; a contract factory does not own the Levi’s brand simply because it stitches the jeans. [1]
  • Levi Strauss & Co. → Manufacturing and sourcing (Manufacturer): For fiscal 2025, Levi Strauss says it sourced nearly all products from independent contract manufacturers in approximately 32 countries. These contractors purchase fabric and make products, and may also provide development services. [1]

Who owns Levi’s?

Levi Strauss & Co. is the public company behind Levi’s. The FY2025 annual report explains its share and voting structure; a contract factory does not own the Levi’s brand simply because it stitches the jeans. [1]

Who actually makes Levi’s products?

For fiscal 2025, Levi Strauss says it sourced nearly all products from independent contract manufacturers in approximately 32 countries. These contractors purchase fabric and make products, and may also provide development services. [1]

Where are Levi’s products made?

The FY2025 filing says no single sourcing country accounted for more than 30%. Older FY2021 disclosure covered roughly 40 countries; those figures have different periods and should not be merged into a current factory count. [1][3]

Is Levi’s made in China or the USA?

An American brand history does not establish US manufacture of a particular pair. A China-made or US-made claim requires the pair’s label or a supplier/style record; the selected filings describe a multinational sourcing system. [1]

Same factory, different label

The 2024 metrics distinguish garment finishing from fabric mills and define key suppliers by volume coverage. Sharing a mill or supplier is not proof that Levi’s and another denim label have the same construction or factory. [2]

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Ownership timeline

  1. 2005: The FY2021 disclosure dates public Tier 1 supplier reporting to 2005. [3]
  2. 2024: Levi Strauss reported supplier finishing and fabric-mill metrics. [2]
  3. 2025: The annual report described independent sourcing in approximately 32 countries. [1]

Frequently asked questions

4 questions about this supply chain, answered from the records above.

Where are levis made?

The FY2025 filing says no single sourcing country accounted for more than 30%. Older FY2021 disclosure covered roughly 40 countries; those figures have different periods and should not be merged into a current factory count.[1][3]

Who owns levis?

Levi Strauss & Co. is the public company behind Levi’s. The FY2025 annual report explains its share and voting structure; a contract factory does not own the Levi’s brand simply because it stitches the jeans.[1]

Who makes levi's?

For fiscal 2025, Levi Strauss says it sourced nearly all products from independent contract manufacturers in approximately 32 countries. These contractors purchase fabric and make products, and may also provide development services.[1]

Who owns levi strauss?

Levi Strauss & Co. is the public company behind Levi’s. The FY2025 annual report explains its share and voting structure; a contract factory does not own the Levi’s brand simply because it stitches the jeans.[1]

Sources and scope

Year-only source dates denote the report’s coverage year. Dated disclosures establish the facts described at that time. Plant output, contracts and ownership can change; this is a selected map, not a complete supplier census.

  1. [1] Levi Strauss FY2025 annual report — 2025 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Levi Strauss ownership and voting structure, independent contract sourcing in approximately 32 countries.

  2. [2] Levi Strauss 2024 sustainability metrics — 2024 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Key-supplier definition and garment finishing/fabric mill programs, not retail model-to-factory assignments.

  3. [3] Levi Strauss FY2021 supply-chain disclosure — 2021 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Historical sourcing in roughly 40 countries and public supplier disclosure since 2005.

Unconfirmed

  • Unconfirmed: individual style-to-factory assignments, every material supplier and a universal manufacturing country.