Though retailers have gotten some fireworks that shipped before tariffs were imposed, shipping costs are going sky-high.

The U.S. is arguably never more dependent on China than on July 4, when the nation celebrates its rebellion against British ...

With their near-total reliance on Chinese imports, American fireworks companies have landed squarely in the crosshairs of ...

Tariff uncertainty is threatening to snuff out an ancient industry as the U.S. prepares its biggest fireworks shows in years.

With nearly all of the aerial shells, paper rockets and sparkly fountains that fuel America’s Fourth of July celebrations ...

According to the National Fireworks Association, 16,000 containers of fireworks were imported to the United States in 2022 and 2023, and fewer than 100 were sourced from outside of China.

Some of the boomers going off this holiday were tariffed, but the full impact of the trade war won’t hit until New Year’s, distributors say. And, if fireworks remain in the thick of the trade ...

Fireworks may be the symbol by which Americans celebrate independence from Great Britain, but they almost exclusively come from China.

But plans for the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026, along with New Year’s Eve and other festivities before then, have U.S. fireworks purveyors worried about a future hampered by trade ...

Now, fireworks are synonymous with the summer holiday and with ringing in the new year. Shows have become elaborately choreographed displays that are often synced to live music.