Over the past several weeks, to help customers navigate the evolving tariff landscape (and avoid the related costs), we’ve produced a series of blogs covering various branded promotional items made in the U.S.A.
The first chapter in this story covered promotional giveaways under $5. The second offered insights into branded items priced between $5 and $10, while the third covered items priced between $20 and $50—nice corporate gifts typically given to customers, partners or employees. The most recent entry focused on higher-end executive gifts priced $50 and up—the types of items that celebrate a specific accomplishment or milestone.
Today is a bit of departure from this theme. Instead of lists of items in various price ranges, we’ll be discussing popular retail brands that are entirely produced in the U.S.—companies that have made it a corporate mandate to ensure their products can boast an exclusively domestic origin.
As always, it’s important to remember that this can mean that these brands either produce their materials entirely in the U.S. or assemble them domestically using components produced overseas, qualifying them to be labeled “Made in the U.S.A.”.
Retail Brands Made in the U.S.A.
For some brands, making their products in the U.S. is easy because of the materials used. For instance, hard-based coolers are more likely to be produced domestically than fabric coolers because the materials and equipment used to make these items are plentiful in the U.S. Likewise, any apparel made of cotton has a higher likelihood of being sourced and produced in the U.S. compared to other types of fabrics.
For other brands, the commitment to domestic production means higher price points for their products since they can be produced less expensively overseas. Proposed tariffs would narrow the price gap between domestically vs. foreign-produced items, but cost could still be an issue.
Still other brands split the difference, performing final assembly and even some material production in the U.S. but sourcing other components, like packaging, overseas to help keep prices manageable.
The following retail brands produce most if not all of their products in the U.S.A. Any materials produced overseas are shipped to the U.S. and assembled at domestic manufacturing plants.
Lodge Cast Iron
Lodge Cast Iron, producer of the original cast iron skillet, has been making heirloom-quality cookware and accessories in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, since 1896. Backed by more than 125 years of experience, each piece of Lodge cookware is crafted for durability and versatility.
Lodge cast iron products make a unique and special high-end gift, ranging from $40 for a small pan to over $100 for a Dutch oven.
Symglass
Another Tennessee-based company, Symglass emerged from Nashville’s bustling bar scene when its founder, a local bar owner, set out to solve a problem that plagued the hospitality industry: breakage. Years of research and testing produced unbreakable, eco-friendly drinkware that looks like luxury glass but is made from BPA- and BPS-free plant-based material. Their most popular product, stemless wine glasses, average between $10 and $14.
American Giant
A producer of high-quality sportswear, American Giant was founded to make their community stronger by investing in local factories, equipment, and people, with the goal of improving product quality. The company uses American-grown cotton to produce apparel in American factories, ensuring every item that bears their name is made in the U.S.A.
Known for the “Greatest Hoodie Ever Made,” prices range from $40 for a T-shirt to around $140 for their midweight fleeces.
Igloo Coolers
Founded in 1947 to make steel water jugs for oil field workers, Igloo is probably best known for the Playmate, the world-famous cooler released in 1971. Other innovations include the first plastic cooler (introduced in the 1960s), the first wheeled cooler (1994), and the first hardside coolers made from recycled plastic (2021). While not all of their products are made fully in the U.S.A., the Playmate is, as are many others. Prices for U.S.-produced coolers range from $30 for the 7-quart Playmate to $170 for the 50-quart Trailmate.
Bayside
An apparel brand that prefers to keep things in-house, Southern California-based Bayside prides itself on creating American jobs. They manage all fabric knitting, dying, finishing, cutting, and sewing in the same factory to ensure consistent quality and sustainability. Increased demand for “made in the U.S.A." apparel, Bayside—the largest vertical apparel manufacturer in the country—promises to continue growing their operations and create more jobs in America.
Their True American-Made Tee averages $13 while hoodies average $60. Prices include a one color, one location decoration.
Cordova Coolers
Founded in Cordova, Alaska, by a former Navy SEAL and backcountry pilot, Cordova Coolers produces rugged, high-end coolers that are tested under real-world conditions in the field, not a lab. Designed to withstand the harshest environments on earth, Cordova Coolers are meant to last a lifetime—or longer.
Prices range from $80.49 for the backcountry class lunch cooler to $667 for the 128-quart basecamp class cooler.
Cap America
Cap America, the industry standard for high-quality promotional headwear, was founded in 1985 in the small town of Fredericktown, MO. The company attributes its success to its small-town roots and the people who live there; that’s why they remain active in the community and give back to those who have supported them.
Prices range from $11 for Cap America’s X-Tra Value hat line to $25 for their Premium and Flexfit lines. For an extra fee, customers can add a premade patch to their hat orders. Proceeds go to the Camp Hope Give Back Program, a retreat for wounded veterans.
Modern Sprout
Founded by a couple looking to grow fresh herbs and other plants in their yard-less home, Modern Sprout developed a hydroponic system that allowed them to grow foolproof plants on their windowsill. Today, the company offers choices of different plants or herbs, as well as different styles of pots. Their most unique gift is a soy candle that comes with a packet of seeds that can be planted in the used ceramic candle pot. Prices start at $9.98 for a Garden Seed Pop and grow to $28.98 for a Tapered Tumbler Grow Kit.
Siligrams
Siligrams was started by two high school friends in Baltimore during the COVID pandemic when they saw an opportunity to make and sell small-batch silicone ice trays and confection molds modeled after Baltimore’s iconic characters and architecture. Now manufactured in a factory in Boston, these molds can be customized with corporate logos and PMS matched to the company’s brand. Coasters start at $19.50; singular whiskey ice molds are $22; pet lick pads are $25; and popsicle molds go for $30.
Steel Chill-Cups by Silgan Containers
Silgan Containers, North America’s leading supplier of metal containers for food packaging, are best known for the innovative Steel Chill-Cups (think Red Solo Cup, only cooler—literally). Completely recyclable and manufactured in Washington State, these sturdy cups can also be rinsed and reused, making them an eco-friendly choice. Prices for 1.5 oz shot cups start as low as $0.67 and 16 oz. as low as $1.65.
Burt's Bees
Burt’s Bees started in the remote Maine, where Burt Shavitz was selling honey roadside. Burt met Roxanne Quimby when he picked her up hitchhiking, and together, the two transformed beeswax into candles and lip balm. The rest is history; the lip balm, known for its natural ingredients and signature yellow honeycomb packaging, is everywhere. While it’s not possible to brand the product itself, promotional kits that include essential products offer package decoration options starting at $18.49. A portion of the proceeds are donated to fund and preserve the national parks and wildlands of Maine.
EOS Lip Balm
The unique ball-shaped lip balm that took the world by storm. Copied by many but duplicated by none, EOS Lip Balm from Raining Rose is made with anti-oxidant rich tocopherol (similar to vitamin E), soothing shea butter, and jojoba oil that will keep lips soft and moisturized. Made in the U.S.A. with responsibly sourced, global ingredients. Promotional branding on EOS lip balls is available for as low as $3.96.
LoveHandle
LoveHandle, a U.S.-based family-owned business, produces a variety of magnetic and adhesive-backed phone grips and stands. The product line ranges from the original Phone Grip (the official licensed phone grip of Major League Baseball!) starting at $4.58 to the PRO magnetic Wallet phone stand, which starts at $30.61
Bloomin
Bloomin, the original artisanal manufacturer of handmade plantable seed paper, began in 1995 as a modest family-owned backyard chicken coop production facility. Over the next twenty-plus years, the business evolved into a niche specialty greeting card enterprise and a global authority on all things related to seed paper. Hand crafted in Boulder, CO, simply plant Bloomin’s paper seed sheets, water regularly, and enjoy the diverse variety of plants.
Each plantable paper costs around $1.50 and includes a custom card while seed paper notebooks start at $9.35. Sheets can be customized with corporate logos or messages.
Buy American: Choose Retail Brands Made in the U.S.A.
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