A factory in China has gone viral after releasing a video revealing that the true cost of producing a luxury Hermès Birkin bag is $1,400.
This stark contrast to the bag’s $38,000 retail price has reignited global scrutiny of luxury markups and intensified debate over the future of high-end branding in an era of economic tension.
The viral video, part of the growing “Trade War TikTok” trend, features a worker breaking down each component of the bag: