Why Your Fourth of July Fireworks May Be Disrupted — Next Year

The US is arguably never more dependent on China than on July 4, when the nation celebrates its rebellion against British rule with fireworks that are inevitably imported from China.

This year, the price tags for roman candles, sparklers and bottle rockets lit for Independence Day won’t likely reflect President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes. But plans for the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026, along with New Year’s Eve and other festivities before then, have American fireworks purveyors worried about a future hampered by trade barriers between the world’s largest economies.

China, which invented explosive fireworks more than a millennium ...