Freight rates that can no longer be forecast, CBAM moving from reporting to invoiced cost, and customer documentation demands that intermediaries slow down — three pressures are pushing European procurement teams to move component sourcing closer to home in 2026. Here is what changed, how nearshoring compares to far-East sourcing on total cost, and a five-question test you can run on your own component portfolio this week.

Freight rates that can no longer be forecast, CBAM moving from reporting to invoiced cost, and customer documentation demands that intermediaries slow down — three pressures are pushing European procurement teams to move component sourcing closer to home in 2026. Here is what changed, how nearshoring compares to far-East sourcing on total cost, and a five-question test you can run on your own component portfolio this week.