The firework industry is yet another trade impacted by supply chain issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Terry Shank, the owner of Big T’s Fireworks in Glasgow, has sold fireworks locally for nearly 25 years and said he has never experienced this much trouble getting his products. He ordered his fireworks back in December, and some still haven’t arrived.
Last year, firework sales were booming across the board, and firework vendors are expecting this year to be the same way. Because the demand for fireworks is so high, but supplies are low, manufacturers are charging more to ship overseas.
Shank said he has been getting notifications that shipping was going up, and it went from like $8,200 a container to $22,500 a container, and they started doing two to three thousand increments every couple weeks.
This means fireworks across the nation are expected to be more expensive than usual for average consumers. Shank said to try to shop local because a lot of times people from out of town are known for price gouging.
You do not want to wait until the last minute to buy fireworks either because once a vendor runs out, they will not be able to easily restock.
There should be enough fireworks to go around, but there may not be as much of a variety this year.
He encourages people to be patient with vendors like himself as it has taken a lot of work to get the fireworks delivered.
The disruptions in the firework supply chain could also impact larger, professional firework shows.
Source: WBKO
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