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Hamilton Beach

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 5 sources

US maker of blenders, mixers, slow cookers and coffee makers.

There's no proof Hamilton Beach pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
  • It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
  • Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 3 of 6

  • Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
  • Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, Vietnam and Indonesia.
  • Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
  • Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
  • Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
  • Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range

Red flags 1

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage

Stars it would earn as Good

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Where it's made

Hamilton Beach names some of the countries it makes in: China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
China55%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
VietnamNot givenSystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndonesiaNot givenNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
ThailandNot givenNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
IndiaUsual for the industry3%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
PolandUsual for the industry3%Regular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
MalaysiaUsual for the industry2%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
  • Independent social audits of all its main factories

Research notes Hamilton Beach owns no factories: its products are made by about 70 third-party suppliers, mainly in Asia-Pacific and about two-thirds of them in China; it also names Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia as sourcing countries as it shifts work out of China. Its Social Accountability Policy bans forced and child labour and says an independent third party audits suppliers, but it requires only legal minimum wages and publishes no supplier list, audit results or living wage plan. It says US law requires it to trace supply chains for Uyghur forced labour. China's share is its share of suppliers; no split is given for the other countries.

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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  1. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co - Form 10-K FY2025 · search the archive · About 70 third-party suppliers, mainly Asia-Pacific, about two-thirds in China; ~660 employees; UFLPA tracing obligations
  2. Hamilton Beach (HBB) Q4 2025 earnings call transcript (Feb 2026) · search the archive · CEO: manufacturing diversified away from China; some production sourced from Vietnam, Thailand or Indonesia
  3. Hamilton Beach - Sydney Commercial Kitchens · search the archive · Hamilton Beach commercial blenders and mixers sold online in Australia in AUD
  4. Hamilton Beach Tempest blender - Hospitality Superstore · search the archive · Hamilton Beach blenders sold by an Australian online retailer

Published by Hamilton Beach or its owner

  1. Hamilton Beach - Social Accountability Policy · search the archive · Bans forced and child labour; independent third-party supplier audits; wages must meet legal minimums

Company details

Headquarters
United States
Employees
About 660
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Hamilton Beach ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/hamilton-beach, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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