Despite the force from Donald Trump, who threatened dutiesApple repeatedly explained why iPhone production in the United States was unrealistic to force companies to decision production to the US. Not only analysts and supply chain experts spoke, but besides erstwhile Apple engineer.
Already in 2015, Tim Cook indicated that the US had lost its production capacity on specified a scale. There are thousands of specialists and establishments in China that America stopped developing decades ago.
Analyst Dan Ives (Wedbush Securities) estimated that moving only 10% of iPhone production would cost Apple $30 billion and would take 3 years. The price of an iPhone could emergence to $3,500.
Evercore's investment bank stressed that the US economy does not have the right facilities or flexible workforce. Apple's erstwhile engineer, Matthew Moore, added that American cities would gotta "hold everything" to deal solely with the folding of iPhones.
Tim Cook explained already in 2017 that China offers advanced competence in precise production that cannot be found in the US on specified a scale:
In the United States, we wouldn't fill the area with appropriate engineers. You can fill stadiums in China.
“Cook said a while ago.
Even if the assembly were possible, Apple would gotta import components from China anyway, which would mean additional costs and customs duties.
The production of iPhones in the U.S. is presently not feasible – both in terms of cost, infrastructure and human resources available. Trump's threats won't change that reality.
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