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Where is the Fairbuds made?

Who owns the brand, where it's manufactured, and where its materials come from — and how much of it is made in United States.

The Fairbuds is manufactured in China (70%), Netherlands (20%) and unknown (10%). The brand is owned by Fairphone B.V. (Netherlands). Its Local Score for United States is 0/100 (Imported). Last verified 8 Aug 2026.

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Fairbuds

Fairphone · earbuds · traced 8 Aug 2026

Imported

0 of 100 points for 🇺🇸 United States — combining who owns the brand, where it's made, and where the materials come from.

Brand ownership
0/20 pts
Manufacturing
0/55 pts
Materials
0/25 pts
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Fairbuds is a repairable true wireless earbud product from Dutch maker Fairphone, but publicly available sources do not fully disclose its factory or materials supply chain.

01Brand ownership

Confirmed — Multiple authoritative sources agree

Fairphone B.V. — Netherlands

Fairbuds -> Fairphone B.V.

02Manufacturing

Inferred — Reasonable deduction from indirect evidence
  • Chinafinal assembly and most electronic manufacturing are typically done in China; the product pages and launch coverage do not disclose a full factory map70%
  • Netherlandsdesign, product development, and company operations are in the Netherlands20%
  • unknownother components and subassemblies are not publicly itemized10%

03Materials

Unknown — Not disclosed or contradictory — no value invented
  • plastics / polymer housingsunknown35%
  • lithium-ion batteriesunknown25%
  • metal contacts / internal electronicsunknown25%
  • audio drivers / acoustic componentsunknown15%

04Route

  1. Materials
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  2. Production
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  3. Ownership HQ
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05Sources

  1. 01Fairbuds product page
  2. 02Fairbuds Launch Press Release
  3. 039to5Google coverage of Fairbuds launch
  4. 04The Verge coverage of Fairbuds launch

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Frequently asked

Where is the Fairbuds made?

The Fairbuds is manufactured in China (70%), Netherlands (20%) and unknown (10%).

Who owns Fairphone?

Fairphone is owned by Fairphone B.V., based in Netherlands (ownership chain: Fairbuds -> Fairphone B.V.).

What is the Fairbuds made of?

The Fairbuds is made from plastics / polymer housings (from unknown), lithium-ion batteries (from unknown), metal contacts / internal electronics (from unknown), audio drivers / acoustic components (from unknown).

Is the Fairbuds made in United States?

Mostly not. Its Local Score for United States is 0/100 (Imported), combining brand ownership, manufacturing, and material origins.