Source: MIDO Official Industry Brief | Jan 2026 Official MIDO Portal: https://www.midoexhibition.com/en/news
Excerpt: Italian eyewear exports to North America slumped 33.3% year-on-year in 2025 due to rising import tariffs, forcing luxury and mass-market eyewear labels to accelerate capacity layout in Vietnam’s industrial zones. Southeast Asia’s integrated frame-and-lens factories deliver shorter lead times, lower cross-border logistics costs and stable regulatory compliance for Western markets.
Vietnam’s optical manufacturing ecosystem now boasts full-cycle production capabilities, covering sustainable bio-material frames, polarized and photochromic lenses. Multiple new automated production bases will complete full operation in 2026, supporting flexible OEM/ODM orders from small-batch trendy styles to bulk seasonal sunglasses collections.
