Trump's tariffs are prompting factories in China to go on TikTok to reveal a secret Western luxury brands have kept for decades.

Chinese manufacturers and suppliers are going viral on TikTok as they claim luxury items people assume are made in Europe are actually made in China.

The trend known as "Trade War TikTok” and “Chinese Manufacturer-Tok" sees suppliers explain the production process, break down the cost of the supplies, and reveal how customers can order directly from their factories to curtail tariffs amid ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, which continue to escalate.

A rumour that has been circulating online is that "the Chinese government has lifted the secrecy clause that the luxury brands had in place for the Chinese manufacturers," but there is no evidence of this.

In one example from the trend, a Chinese man speaks as the owner of an unidentified factory and claims he's been a supplier to various European luxury brands for the past three decades.

Some of the videos were posted by the account @bagbestie1, but this account is no longer available. Although other accounts, such as @senbags and @senbags2 (both of these accounts are now also unavailable too), also have videos where the man alleges his factory produces bags for luxury brands and after this are shipped to Europe, where a “Made in Italy” or "Made in France" label is attached.

In another video that is no longer available (but has since been reshared across social media), he claimed a Hermès Birkin made in France that retails at $38,000, costs $1,400 to make in China, with the "same quality, same material".