No matter how many alarms economists ring, tariffs appear to be the new reality for now, and soon enough, they’ll be coming for products and prices that affect you.
Since President Donald Trump unveiled a wide-ranging set of tariffs against nearly every country in the world, concerns and confusion about them have been widespread, particularly over what they will ultimately mean for average, everyday consumers. As my colleagues and I have written about extensively, the answer is that prices for a whole lot of things are about to get higher. Tariffs are, after all, just a tax on imports, paid by the companies importing the products. In turn, those costs, to one degree or another, will probably be passed down to you, the person just trying to buy a new phone or laptop, your daily coffee or a toothbrush your dentist recommended.
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Despite all the back-and-forth policy shifts and claims of trade deals, the tariffs appear to be sticking around. Trump took to his Truth Social platform over the weekend to claim that they will eventually be used to replace income taxes.
Here, we’ll be tracking the real impacts of tariffs on 11 specific goods. This article will keep a record of how their prices evolve over the course of 2025, from where they are now to what we’ll see for them in the coming months. Mostly they’re electronic and digital items that CNET covers in depth, like iPhones and affordable 4K TVs. We’ll also track a typical bag of coffee, a more humble product that isn’t produced in the US to any significant degree.
We’ll be updating this article regularly as prices change. It’s all in the name of helping you make sense of things out there, so make sure to check back every so often. For more, check out CNET’s guide to whether you should wait to make big purchases or buy them now.
Methodology
In most cases, the price stats used in these graphs were pulled from Amazon using the historical price tracker tool Keepa. For the iPhones, the prices are pulled from Apple’s official materials and based on the 128-gigabyte base model of the latest offering for each year: the iPhone 14, iPhone 15 and iPhone 16.
The 11 products we’re tracking
The products featured in the graphs above were chosen for a few reasons: some of them are popular and/or affordable representatives for major consumer tech categories, like smartphones, TVs, and game consoles. Others are meant to represent things that consumers might buy more frequently, like 3D printer filament or coffee beans. Some products were chosen over others because they are likely more susceptible to tariffs. Some of these products have been reviewed by CNET or have been featured in some of our best lists.
Below, we’ll get into more about each individual product.
iPhone 16
The iPhone is the most popular smartphone brand in the US, so this was a clear priority for price tracking. The iPhone has also emerged as a major focal point for conversations about tariffs, given its popularity and its susceptibility to import taxes given its overseas production, largely in China. Trump has reportedly been fixated on the idea that the iPhone can and should be manufactured in the US, an idea that experts have dismissed as a fantasy. Estimates have also suggested that a US-made iPhone would cost as much as $3,500.
In April, Apple flew bulk shipments of iPhones into the US to get a stockpile here ahead of tariffs kicking in. In recent weeks, reports have indicated that the company is working on moving all manufacturing of US-bound iPhones out of China to India to evade the worst of Trump’s tariff agenda. However, it’s also been reported that the iPhone 19, planned for release in 2027, will need to stay in China, due to the level of complexity planned for its design, tied to the iPhone line’s 20th anniversary.
DuraCell batteries
A lot of the tech products in your home might boast a rechargeable energy source, but individual batteries are still an everyday essential, and I can tell you from experience that as soon as you forget about them, you’ll be needing to restock. The DuraCell AAs we’re tracking are some of the bestselling batteries on Amazon.
Samsung DU7200
Alongside smartphones, televisions are some of the most popular tech products out there, even if for any given household, they’re an infrequent purchase. This particular product is a popular entry-level 4K TV and was CNET’s pick for best overall budget TV for 2025. Unlike a lot of tech products that have key supply lines in China, Samsung is a South Korean brand, so it might have some measure of tariff resistance.
Nintendo Switch
The $300 price of the original, base model Nintendo Switch hasn’t budged since it launched in 2017, but that could be about to change with the launch of the Switch 2 on June 5. That new system is set to cost $450, and while that’s a lot more expensive than its predecessor, the company has stressed that it isn’t due to the Trump tariffs, for now anyway.
When next-generation video game consoles arrive, the previous generation tends to get a price cut. Nothing like that has been announced for any version of the original Switch, but it’s a possibility. We’ll be keeping an eye on prices for each generation of Switch to see if they eventually succumb to the reality of tariffs. For now, Nintendo has only said that certain Switch 2 accessories will be more expensive than originally stated.
AirPods Pro 2
The latest iteration of Apple’s wildly popular true-wireless earbuds are here to represent the headphone market. Much to the chagrin of the audiophiles out there, a quick look at sales charts on Amazon shows you just how much the brand dominates all headphone sales.
Overture PLA 3D printer filament
As 3D printers continue to grow in popularity, more and more owners will need to replenish the filament that the machines use to make things. This material is just as susceptible to tariffs as the printers themselves, but consumers will most certainly be buying it more often than they buy a new machine.
Anker 10,000-mAh, 30-watt power bank
Anker’s accessories are perennially popular in the tech space, and the company has already announced that some of its products will get more expensive as a direct result of tariffs. This specific product has also been featured in some of CNET’s lists of the best portable chargers.
Bose TV speaker
Soundbars have become important purchases, given the often iffy quality of the speakers built into TVs. While not the biggest or the best offering in the space, the Bose TV Speaker is one of the more affordable soundbar options out there, especially hailing from a brand as popular as Bose.
Oral-B Pro 1000 electric toothbrush
They might be a lot more expensive than their traditional counterparts, but electric toothbrushes remain a popular choice for consumers because of how well they get the job done. I know my dentist won’t let up on how much I need one. This particular Oral-B offering was CNET’s overall choice for the best electric toothbrush for 2025.
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook
Lenovo is notable among the big laptop manufacturers for being a Chinese company, making its products especially susceptible to Trump’s tariffs.
Coffee
Coffee is included in this tracker because of its ubiquity — I’m certainly drinking too much of it these days — and because it’s uniquely susceptible to Trump’s tariff agenda. Famously, coffee beans can only be grown within a certain distance from Earth’s equator, a tropical span largely outside the US and known as the “Coffee Belt.”
Hawaii is the only part of the US that can produce coffee beans, with data from USAFacts showing that 11.5 million pounds were harvested there in the 2022-23 season — little more than a drop in the mug, since the US consumed 282 times that amount of coffee during that period. Making matters worse, Hawaiian coffee production has declined in the last few years.
All that to say: Americans get almost all of their coffee from overseas, making it one of the most likely products to see price hikes from tariffs.