Danner
- Headquarters
- Portland, OR
- Manufacturing
- Portland, OR · Overseas (country not disclosed)
- Categories
- boots-and-work-footwear
Danner is the marquee split-line record on this site, and to the company’s credit it is a split Danner documents itself. Every product page carries a “Manufacturing” field with one of three values, each with Danner’s own definition attached: Made in USA (built top to bottom in Portland), Made in USA with Imported Components (some construction done overseas, uppers formed and bottoms built by hand in Portland), and Imported.
That last value is on the Trail 2650, which is one of the boots most likely to be bought by someone who chose Danner because they wanted an American boot. Nothing about the name, the price or the branding separates it from the Mountain Light. Only the spec field does.
So the brand’s mark here is the floor, and the exceptions are recorded per product below with their own evidence. That is the honest shape of this brand: a real Portland factory making real American boots, inside a catalogue that also sells imports under the same name.
Two things a buyer should carry away. First, the field is on the page — check “Manufacturing” before you buy and the question is settled in one glance. Second, “Made in USA with Imported Components” is not the same claim as “Made in USA”, and Danner does not pretend otherwise; the boots in that middle band are partly built abroad and finished in Oregon.
On ownership: Danner belongs to LaCrosse Footwear, which has been owned by ABC-Mart of Tokyo since 2012. The factory and the bootmakers are in Portland. The company is not American-owned, which is worth knowing given the name of the mark this record carries.
The record
Part of the range is imported, and Danner labels it as such on the product page
“Imported”
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A "Made in USA" classification means the boot was built entirely in the Portland factory
“This classification of manufacturing is our promise that this product was built from top to bottom in our Portland, Ore. factory. Our USA Made boots are built with the same commitment to superior craftsmanship that we've been known for since 1932.”
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A third classification covers boots partly constructed overseas and finished in Portland
“We source the best materials from around the world and utilize some construction work overseas before shipping partially assembled components to be finished in our Portland, Oregon factory. Once in our factory, the boot uppers are formed and the entire bottom of the boot is constructed by hand, giving us greater control over the finished product. This manufacturing process allows us to bring you a less expensive USA made boot without compromising the quality you expect from Danner.”
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The Portland factory exists and is the company's own
“Our Portland, Oregon factory is deeply rooted in the traditions of American craftsmanship and an unwavering commitment to quality.”
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An outdoor magazine's editors toured the Portland boot factory and recrafting workshop
“Danner opened its 59,000-square-foot factory in 2012. It also opened a stand-alone factory store, along with a recrafting workshop. The next year, the company opened 2 retail stores in Portland.”
womensoutdoornews.comRetrieved
Domain record
danner.com was registered on .It dates the domain, not the business: a maker that moved to a new address reads young here, and an old domain says nothing about who holds it now.
RDAP registry record · checked 19 Sep 2026
Products
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Where to buyMountain Light Cascade
Made in USAThis item carries a different mark from Danner as a whole, so it has its own record.
The product page classifies this boot as Made in USA
“Made in USA”
danner.comRetrieved
Danner defines that classification as built entirely in its Portland factory
“This classification of manufacturing is our promise that this product was built from top to bottom in our Portland, Ore. factory.”
danner.comRetrieved
Where to buyBull Run Moc Toe 6"
Assembled in USAThis item carries a different mark from Danner as a whole, so it has its own record.
The product page classifies this boot as Made in USA with Imported Components
“Made in USA with Imported Components”
danner.comRetrieved
Danner states that some construction on these boots happens overseas
“We source the best materials from around the world and utilize some construction work overseas before shipping partially assembled components to be finished in our Portland, Oregon factory.”
danner.comRetrieved
Where to buyTrail 2650
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