Struggling to Justify U.S. Manufacturing — Still 4x More Than Overseas After Quotes

After reaching out to multiple U.S. suppliers for one of my products, the lowest quote I received was still nearly 4x what I currently pay to import.

Here’s what that means in real terms for the U.S. economy:

• Importing continues (but now with higher duties).
• No new jobs or manufacturing growth—unless there’s a plan to magically create competitive advanced manufacturing in the next few weeks.
• Consumers end up paying more to cover rising production and shipping (tariff) costs.

It honestly feels like a lose-lose situation in the short to medium term. What am I missing? Is there a long-term benefit that justifies this sudden shift?

Would love to hear from anyone who’s made U.S. manufacturing work profitably.