Origin report
Patagonia Men's Better Sweater® Fleece Jacket
Patagonia · outerwear · traced 7 Jul 2026
Local score
Mixed origin
39 of 100 points for 🇺🇸 United States — combining who owns the brand, where it's made, and where the materials come from.
- Brand ownership
- 20/20 pts
- Manufacturing
- 6/55 pts
- Materials
- 13/25 pts
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The Patagonia Men's Better Sweater® Fleece Jacket is owned by Patagonia, Inc., headquartered in the United States, and is primarily manufactured in China with additional production in Vietnam, Mexico, and the United States, using recycled polyester fleece sourced mainly from the United States and Ch
01Brand ownership
Confirmed — Multiple authoritative sources agreePatagonia, Inc. — United States
02Manufacturing
Reported — Credible source(s), not independently corroborated- Chinafinal assembly of Better Sweater fleece jackets60%
- Vietnamfinal assembly of some Better Sweater fleece styles20%
- Mexicofinal assembly of select Better Sweater fleece items10%
- United Statesfinal assembly of a small portion of Better Sweater fleece products10%
03Materials
Inferred — Reasonable deduction from indirect evidence- recycled polyester fleeceUnited States50%
- recycled polyester fleeceChina30%
- recycled polyester fleeceVietnam10%
- recycled polyester fleeceMexico10%
04Route
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