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The U.S. gets almost all of its fireworks from China, and the industry is warning that tariffs on Chinese imports could limit ...
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 ...
Massive displays of pyrotechnics have been used for religious purposes and political ends. They delight crowds today much as ...
Though retailers have gotten some fireworks that shipped before tariffs were imposed, shipping costs are going sky-high.
Fireworks are a cornerstone of America's Fourth of July celebrations, but that can make the spirited holiday dangerous ...
BEIJING, CHINA / ACCESS Newswire / June 11, 2025 / In Liuyang, central China's Hunan Province, the stories of fireworks have been passed down through generations. As the world's largest production ...
The U.S. fireworks industry is reeling after tariffs on Chinese imports — the source of nearly all American fireworks — jumped this week to 145%, up from just 54% days earlier.
In “A History of Fireworks,” he documents the development and uses of pyrotechnic techniques, from their origins in Han dynasty China (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) ...
President Donald Trump imposed a series of new tariffs on Chinese goods this year that now stand at 145%, and a 20% tariff aimed at pushing the country to crackdown on fentanyl. China has been ...
At such a critical moment in US history, ... China produces 99% of consumer fireworks and 90% of professional display fireworks used in the U.S., according to the APA.