Trump’s Tariffs Could Make Fourth of July Fireworks More Expensive
- Target list of goods includes display and consumer fireworks
- Companies and nonprofits say consumers, not China will suffer
Photographer: Paul J. Richards/AFP
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President Donald Trump is promising a “major fireworks display’’ in Washington this July Fourth. Next year, displays across the U.S. won’t be so grand if his latest proposed tariffs take effect, fireworks companies say.
The list of $300 billion in Chinese goods targeted for tariffs includes professional display and consumer fireworks. Companies and nonprofit groups that raise money by selling fireworks are lobbying the Trump administration –- including a personal appeal to the president by one executive -- to exempt them from the duty on grounds it won’t help get a trade deal with China, but would punish firms and Americans who love fireworks.