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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Michelle Del Rey

Liberation Day might have cost you Independence Day: Firework costs skyrockets on Trump tariffs

President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump and family watch fireworks at Trump National Golf Club early this year - (Getty Images)

Fireworks wholesalers and distributors are halting the shipment of goods into the U.S. after President Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs earlier this month.

China is the world’s largest producer of fireworks, but goods from the country have been socked by Trump with a 145 percent tariff, forcing American distributors to stop purchasing the products from the country.

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