Korchmar
- Headquarters
- Naples, FL
- Manufacturing
- Naples, FL · Dominican Republic
- Categories
- leather-goods-and-bags
Korchmar was founded in Cincinnati in 1917 by Max Korchmar, a Ukrainian immigrant, and made military field bags, attaché cases and briefcases there for most of the century. The family opened a factory in the Dominican Republic in the 1980s, closed the Cincinnati plant at the end of the 1990s and moved its US operations to Florida. It is now run by the third and fourth generations from Naples.
The honest summary is that most Korchmar bags are not made in America. The company says it makes its goods in its own factories in the United States and the Dominican Republic, and the family told Naples Illustrated in 2024 that only “a few select products” are made in Naples. The core range, such as the Garfield briefcase, says “handcrafted in our own factory” without naming the country. The Assembled in USA line is cut and sewn in Naples from domestic and imported materials.
The exception is the American Foundry collection, which is listed below. Korchmar says it is made in Naples from 100 percent US-origin materials, with Horween leather from Chicago, lining woven in North Carolina, and zippers and hardware sourced to the Berry Amendment standard. This is the rare bag maker that has documented a fully domestic supply chain, and those pieces are clearly labelled “Made in USA” in the product name. Look for that label. Nothing else in the range carries it.
The record
Korchmar says it makes its products in its own factories in the United States and the Dominican Republic
“We are proud to design and develop all Korchmar products in our own wholly owned and operated factories in the United States and the Dominican Republic.”
korchmar.comRetrieved
The shop sorts its range into Made in USA, Assembled in USA and unlabelled goods
“Cut, sewn and assembled in our own Naples, Florida factory using select domestic and imported materials and components.”
korchmar.comRetrieved
A 2024 interview with the family says most products are made in the Dominican Republic and a few in Naples
“We make a few select products in Naples and all others in our wholly owned and operated factory in the Dominican Republic: Korchmar Articulos de Piel.”
naplesillustrated.comRetrieved
Gulfshore Life reported that Korchmar ran a Cincinnati plant until 1999 and has rebuilt a domestic supply chain in Naples
“The strategy kept the brand alive, but it wasn’t enough to save the Cincinnati plant. In 1999, Michael consolidated operations to Florida.”
gulfshorelife.comRetrieved
Domain record
korchmar.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
Where to buyRyder Horween Leather Dopp Kit
Made in USAThis item carries a different mark from Korchmar as a whole, so it has its own record.
The product page says the dopp kit is handcrafted in Naples from 100% US-origin materials
“Made from 100% U.S.-origin materials, from leather and lining to zippers and hardware”
korchmar.comRetrieved
Where to buyWalker Horween Leather Backpack
Made in USAThis item carries a different mark from Korchmar as a whole, so it has its own record.
The product page says the backpack is handcrafted in Naples from 100% US-origin materials
“Made from 100% U.S.-origin materials, from leather and lining to zippers and hardware”
korchmar.comRetrieved
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