Tariffs made last week’s July 4th fireworks displays more expensive. With 99% of U.S. fireworks sourced from China, a 30% tariff threatened to shorten or cancel displays, especially in smaller ...

That means companies have had to get more creative with their firework displays this year. Ordering last-minute fireworks is be expensive, so businesses had to work with their existing inventories.

The fireworks on the National Mall are a spectacle every year, but will the price tag be higher for 2025 due to tariffs?