Kikkerland

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources

New York company selling quirky gifts and gadgets.

There's no proof Kikkerland pays more than the legal minimum, which in China and Hong Kong is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
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 2 of 6

Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and Hong Kong, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
Not 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 2

Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Where it's made

From press and retailer reports; Kikkerland doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
Country	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
China	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
Hong Kong	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Low
VietnamUsual for the industry	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
IndiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
PolandUsual for the industry	Regular violations	Close to a living wage	Moderate
IndonesiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Moderate
MalaysiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate

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.

Research notes Kikkerland licenses designs and arranges production itself through contract factories, but it does not say where its products are made. The founder has described sourcing from factories in Hong Kong and China, and early products came from the Netherlands. It publishes no supplier code of conduct, factory list, social audits or wage commitments. No labour abuses have been reported at its suppliers.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Australian Modern Slavery Register	Not covered	Kikkerland has no Australian entity and is too small to report under the Modern Slavery Act. View
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Not listed	No company profile or labour rights stories about Kikkerland. View

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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NY Design Week 2012: 20 years of Kikkerland, Q&A with Jan van der Lande (Core77) · search the archive · Kikkerland does its own production; wind-up mechanisms from a factory in China; early products imported from Holland
Kikkerland's Jan van der Lande celebrates 25 years (Format) · search the archive · Founder licenses designs and finds factories, visiting factories in Hong Kong
Design Path (Gifts & Decorative Accessories) · search the archive · Founded 1992 in New York by Jan van der Lande; in-house and about 70 outside designers
Kikkerland Europe B.V. (Ambiente exhibitor listing) · search the archive · European office in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Kikkerland (Harry Hartog) · search the archive · Australian bookshop chain with physical stores sells Kikkerland products

Company details

Headquarters: United States
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Kikkerland ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/kikkerland, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method: Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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