Additionally, the products serial number can be useful for tracing its manufacturing location.
How do I know where an LG appliance was made?
Every refrigerator, washing machine, TV, monitor, and other appliance manufactured has a serial number.
Heres what the serial number looks like, and heres how to find the factory code.
LG factories by country and their codes.
USA, San Diego:LG phones, tablets, and related products were manufactured at this plant.
The plant was closed after LG got out of the mobile phone business.MR Plant Code.
Mexico, LG Electronics Mexicali:this plant manufactures televisions and previously produced LG cell phones.
Plant codeMXMexico, Reynosa:this plant assembles televisions.
Plant codeRX, after the launch of the new line, another code,BX, is used.
It is expected that the two plants will be merged into one.
Code plantAZ and SP.
Approximately 9,000 LG Group managers and employees work in Poland.
Factory code WR,MA
Plants in Turkey: LGs factory in Turkey manufactures air conditioners.
Washing machines and televisions are produced in Egypt.
There are plans to expand the plant and start assembling refrigerators.
Factory codeRA, RM.
Russia, LG plant:Refrigerators, washing machines, and TVs were produced in Russia.
Now, the plant is out of operation due to international sanctions.
Saudi Arabia, LG plant:This plant produces premium air conditioners.
LG does not intend to open any more production facilities in South Africa.
There is also an LCD factory in Vietnam.
Factory codes in VietnamVN, VH, VW.
Thailand, LG plant:LG produces household appliances, air conditioners, and refrigerators.
Indonesia, LG factories:Two factories in Indonesia produce televisions, monitors and refrigerators.
However, LG is gradually withdrawing from China.
Factory codeKR
LG Research and Development Divisions
You may encounter appliances or monitors with other factory codes.
LG has small pilot plants where new models, such as washing machines, are manufactured.
Here are the codes for these factories and their locations.
The second incentive for opening a factory is high import duties; factories are built where it is profitable.
LG can choose to pay import duties or build factories.
Production is open in other countries mainly because of cheap labor.
The serial number on my LG gadget does not match.
The first thing you might think in this case is, wow, a fake!
This is quite common; a company specializes strictly in laptops, for example.
They develop the technology and design and then custom-make a laptop under a different brand.