Q&A for How to Spot Fake Ugg Boots

Not necessarily. I checked the photos on UGG's website and most of the new boots don't have Australia on the heels.

The UGG logo located on the heel of the boot. Some boots with buttons will also have the UGG logo on the buttons.

Not necessarily. The new UGG boots do not say Australia on the label, but rather just UGG.

Most likely, as the newer ones are made in China and older versions were made in New Zealand and Australia.

Go to the UGG website, and search for "authorized sellers." Once you know who the authorized sellers are, you can visit their websites and shop there.

If the boots are new and weren't touched before selling, they are probably fake unless the tag was cut off or has fallen off, in which case the retailer should provide you with some form of proof along with a logical reason for its removal (such as it was hanging by a thread but here is the original label). If they were used before, the owner might have cut the tag off if it bothered them while wearing the boots. If they were bought from an authorized seller, then it is always possible that it could be an error in the making of the boot.

The newer ones are made in China, but they used to be manufactured in New Zealand and Australia.

Koolaburra by UGG is a sister company to the UGG company. Both brands are owned by Deckers Brands. Koolaburra was founded in 1991 in Santa Barbara, California. Koolaburra’s are great shoes at a lower price point than UGGs and will be sold in stores like Kohl’s and DSW and take UGGs to the luxury levels of Nordstrom’s.

No. Ugg boots are made in China, and were made in Australia and New Zealand prior to this. Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the creator of Ugg boots, does not manufacture in the US.

Use the various methods in this article, such as checking the label, box, etc.

Yes, very fake.

No, all UGG boots have Australia labeled on the heel of them. If the UGG boots have no label or another country labeled on them, they are likely fake.

No, the new ones are made in China.

I recently bought a pair of fake Ugg boots purposely, and if they are fake, there should be a small circle on the bottom sole of the boot. This will be crooked (as in, it does not fit perfectly into the boot, it overlaps).

Newer Ugg boots are made in U.S. and China. Older versions are made in New Zealand and Australia.

Not necessarily; the seller may not have used a box help with shipping costs.

Yes. Real Uggs have shoe sizes (4, 5, 6, etc.).

No, real Uggs are made in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, and the U.S., as that is where Deckers Outdoor Co. has factories.

Newer Uggs do not say Australia under the logo, but older Uggs do, so they could be real, but there's no guarantee.

The newer ones are made in China. The older ones will either say New Zealand or Australia.

Since recent times, UGG boots are made in China but they used to be made in Australia/New Zealand.

Not necessarily, as Uggs are indeed manufactured in Vietnam, as well as many other countries. Check the label on the tongue of the boot to determine.

I would think so if all other indicators say so. If you purchased them from an Ugg store or outlet store, then they’re real. If purchased them from an authorized retailer, then they should be. If bought somewhere else, maybe not.

No, the older boots were made in Australia and New Zealand. Now the Ugg boots are made in China and more Asian countries.

If you bought from the Ugg store, they are not authentic Uggs. Authentic Uggs (which is a name of a type of footwear, not a brand) are Australian. They are manufactured in Australia from Australian sheepskin, not in China, Vietnam or any other country. The UGG brand belongs to an American company that decided to take the general name of an Australian type of sheepskin footwear and copyright it in multiple countries so Australian manufacturers of Ugg boots couldn't sell them overseas. They tried to copyright them in Australia, too, but were unable to do so.