Import Bans Drive Onshoring of Routers

Regulatory import bans on networking hardware can prompt vendors to shift assembly to the domestic market while still relying on foreign components, producing partial onshoring rather than full supply‑chain independence. The result is a hybrid posture: domestic final assembly for regulatory compliance plus continued dependence on overseas parts, with implications for security, jobs, and industrial policy. — Shows that bans aimed at security can rewire manufacturing footprints and expose limits of 'onshoring' when components remain foreign-sourced.