Vintage Levis Button Numbers aka Levis Factory Codes

Have you ever noticed a number written on the reverse of the top button on your vintage Levis jeans and wondered what it means? Well we have, so a long time ago we did some research and the answer is, this number refers to the factory where the jeans were made. In Levis jeans that do have this numbered button you should also find the same number printed or stitched on the inside care label – and if the numbers don’t match, you may have a fake…buyer beware!

Here is a list of the factory codes:

Made in…Levis Button Numbers aka Factory Codes (stamped)
Australia341
Bangladesh3250, 3440, 3937, 4582
Belgium266
Brazil662
Cambodia689, 868M, 3411, 3423, 3460
Canada121, 212, 216, 217,
Columbia689, 689M, 748
China3269, 3496
Croatiac01, 177
Dominican Republic110, 333, 333M, 4323
Ecuador134
Egypt435, 889, 3757, 4649, 4985
England211, 299, 311
France275
GreeceG01, G30, G50
Guatemala342, 977
Haiti267, 267M, 4355, 4384,
Hong KongH90
Hungary252
Indonesia3245
ItalyI01, I197, I16
JapanJ02, J22, J39, J38, 3012, 3015, 3029
KoreaK, K37, K91
Lesotho450, 499, 3405
MaltaM41, M43
MaroccoM74/528
Mexico104, 104M, 125, 159M, 178M, 230, 493, 647, 989, 4001, 4032, 4090, 4093, 4996
Nicaragua4460
Pakistan092, P44, 0114, 4309, 4311, 8520
PhillippinesP85, 359, 666 (Baclaran), 999 (Quiapo), 1300, 3071, 3073, 3074,
Poland273, 8274
PortugalP30
Puerto Rico918
Spain292, 295
Sri Lanka117, 906, 3449, 4403
ThailandT15, 5166
TunisiaT27, T31, T34, 063
TurkeyT01, T99, 034, 093, 247, 3813, 4006, 4016, 4649, 4896, 4983, 5044
UK211, 299, 311 [Great Britain], U10
USAD, L, R, S, 1, 2, 4, 5, B05, 6, 8, 8G, 9, 10, 14 16, 17, 18, 19M, 20, 23, 52, 94, 231, 233M, 242, 298, 311, 331, 337, 379, 501, 511, 512, 513, 515, 517, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 524M, 525, 526, 527, 529, 532, 541, 544, 546, 546M, 549, 552, 553, 554, 555, 558, 563, 571, 575, 581, 581M, 585, 643, 643M, 650, 653, 698, 698M, 743M, 777, 822, 882, 985, 4170, 4420, 5115,
VietnamV, V14, V23
Levis Button Numbers and Corresponding Factory Locations

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Have you got any other Levis button numbers or factory codes to add to this list? We’d love to hear from you, comment below!

8 thoughts on “Vintage Levis Button Numbers aka Levis Factory Codes

  1. cheyannehatley says:

    I have a pair of 501s with the number “190” stamped on the back of the waist button. There’s a woven, not printed, care label but doesn’t indicate where the Jean was made and I can’t find the factory # anywhere. Would love to see if anyone here knows of anything?

    • admin says:

      Hi Cheyannehatley, feel free to send us some photos by email, we might be able to help 🙂 You can use the form on our contact page and we’ll get back to you asap.

  2. mariiakhra says:

    I have a pair of 615s with factory code 266, and I cannot find anywhere the country, could tell me where these could be produced? the date code is 31 97. could you help me with that?

  3. jancsikbenceur says:

    266 is Belgium. The factory in Belgium closed in 1998, so good new, yours from 1997 🙂
    I dont think 31 means anything. I have a pair 615-02 too, and 4 40 96, so i assume its from 1996, and there is no month indication, just a 2 digit year code. I saw 2 hungarian 615 with a code 304 4598 and 025 0996. They have the same type of care tags and almost the same code pattern, the last 2 digit must be the year (though in Hungary, the factory was closed in 2007, but there is no better pattern in these codes than the last 2 digit year shema).

    • admin says:

      Hi Jancsikbenceur, thanks for sharing your knowledge, I’ll add Belgium to the list 🙂 From the info you’ve given, the years 90 & 96 sounds right for the 615’s you saw.

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