friend-shoring

American  

[frend-shawr-ing] / ˈfrɛndˌʃɔr ɪŋ /

Or friendshoring

noun

1. the practice of locating parts of a company’s supply chain or manufacturing process in countries that are political or economic allies of the country where the company is based.

   Many tech companies have turned to friend-shoring in a bid for greater security.

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Etymology

Origin of friend-shoring

First recorded in 2021; modeled after offshoring

Example Sentences

The U.S. has embraced large-scale industrial policy through the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and the Chips and Science Act, explicitly linking subsidies to domestic production and friend-shoring.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Dorson calls Vietnam “a friend-shoring alternative to China in terms of being a trade partner and manufacturing center.”

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

It was partly about so-called friend-shoring – where companies make goods in countries that have good relations with the US.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

In India last week, Yellen made a case for closer ties between the world's two largest democracies, with India taking on a "friend-shoring" role as a trusted supplier and counterweight to China.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2022

India could also benefit from Taiwanese tech companies moving capacity to the country under "friend-shoring" arrangements to take advantage of the easy availability of cheap talent, Mr Capri adds.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022