One of the main objectives of the Trump administration’s tariffs is to encourage domestic production of goods across various sectors. But what sacrifices would consumers need to make if that were to happen? According to an analyst’s report, the price of iPhones could leap to around $3,500 should their production shift to the USA, with claims that it would take up to three years just to establish the supply chains necessary to move even 10% of iPhone manufacturing stateside.

Dan Ives from Wedbush Securities examined the complexities involved in producing iPhones, asserting that this would result in substantial price increases. “Creating this product in the US, considering the current architecture of production, could lead to $3,500 iPhones,” he noted.

“It’s the most complex supply chain in the world,” Dan Ives said.

The ramifications for the PC segment particularly do not seem favorable. A similar price surge could affect a $1,500 gaming laptop, such as the HP Omen 17, pushing its price beyond $5,000.

Should higher-end devices like the $4,500 Razer Blade 16 be subject to these cost adjustments, prices might even touch $15,000 in an extreme scenario. The transition required for such a shift would no doubt prove time-intensive and expensive.

Ultimately, while these predictions stem from a single analyst’s assessment, they indeed highlight the potential difficulties in relocating high-tech manufacturing from its current overseas bases back to America, even amidst soaring tariffs.