01Xtep
Xtep特步
Grey-market resellers, or a Taobao agent. Xtep is listed in Hong Kong (1368.HK) and owns Saucony and Merrell for China.
No sales tax added at checkout. Why
The makers
National-team suppliers and Olympic-podium brands that sell almost entirely inside China.
01Xtep
Grey-market resellers, or a Taobao agent. Xtep is listed in Hong Kong (1368.HK) and owns Saucony and Merrell for China.
02Do-Win
eBay and AliExpress listings only. Do-Win has made shoes in Kunshan since 1983 and has been the Chinese Olympic Committee's official sports shoe since 2001.
In the range
03DYNAFISH
Chinese retail is about ¥499. Reviewed by Road Trail Run and RTINGS, whose main criticism is that you have to buy it on Taobao.
In the range
04Qiaodan
Grey-market resellers only.
05Hongxing Erke
en.erke.com is a corporate site, not a shop.
Not in the range yet.
Every shoe in the range is sized in millimetres and converted from the size you already wear, so you can order the right one first time.