Chinese eyewear manufacturers

Global eyewear production is concentrated in China. Other LMICs such as Brazil and India also produce frames and spectacles, but most markets import their products from China. 67 Chinese manufacturers, once primarily production partners to large global eyewear companies, have become market contenders, actively promoting their

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own brands with in-house research and development. In 2022, the total export of eyewear from China was valued at 7.4 billion dollars. 68