LOUIS VUITTON Date Code Guide

Example code:

SD0172

SD will be the factory location

First and third number is the week the piece was made in the given year

Second and fourth number indicates the year the piece was made in

This particular handbag was produced in USA in the 7th week of 2012.

Louis Vuitton Location Codes

France: 

A0, A1, A2, AA, AX, AAS (Special Order), AH, AN, AR, AS, BA, BJ, BU, DR, DU, DT, CO, CT, CV, CX, ET, FL, IT, LA, LW, MB, MI, ML, NO, MS, RA, RE, RI, SA, SD, SF, SL, SN, SP, SR, TA, TJ, TH, TN, TR, TS, VI, VX

Germany:

LP, OL

Italy:

BC, BO, CE, FO, MA, NZ, OB, PL, RC, RO, RE, SA, ST, TD

Spain:

AC, BC, CA, LO, LB, LM, LW, GI, UB

Switzerland:

DI, FA

USA:

FC, FH, LA, OS, SD, FL, TX

The counterfeiters are getting better at matching the fonts on their bags but even if the font almost looks right, there are other giveaways such as the lining, the quality of hardware and the

Starting in March of 2021 Louis Vuitton phased out date codes on their products.