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Rocket Lab supply chain predominantly US-based; minimal tariff exposure due to New Zealand manufacturing (Electron) and high US content in space systems; reaction wheels sourced from Toronto with significant US electronics content

Peter Beck· Rocket Lab· Space· 2025-05-15· about Rocket Lab (RKLB)
we're pretty fortunate in the fact that if you look at our electron launch business you know much of the cost for that is really New Zealand born right and where the product is manufactured in New Zealand and launches out of New Zealand very few of our launches actually take place outside of New Zealand on electron and on our space systems business we're pretty fortunate that again we're very I say domestically source intensive...our reaction wheels that come out of Toronto when you actually look at those reaction wheels there's there's a significant amount of US content in the you know the electronics that go into those things like bearings and so forth.

Why it matters

Geographic diversification of manufacturing (NZ, US, Canada) and high US content in bill of materials insulate Rocket Lab from 2025 tariff escalation risk. Strategic positioning as reshoring alternative for national security customers.

Investment implication

Rocket Lab benefits from tariff-driven insourcing trend favoring US/allied manufacturing. Competitors with higher China/non-aligned content face margin pressure. Suppliers of reaction wheels (bearings, electronics) benefit from increased US content requirements in national security programs.

Source

Rocket Lab Corp ($RKLB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call (YouTube)
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