Harm or help? Business owner shares tariff impact on fireworks ahead of 4th of July
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Harm or help? Business owner shares tariff impact on fireworks ahead of 4th of July
Cody Junker is the owner of Fireworks Liquidators in Cadott, Wisconsin. Junker says tariffs on imported fireworks were lower than first thought. Some of his prices were down on some of his product. He remains optimistic for the next 4th of July, despite current tariffs. He says he may have to pay an extra 20-30% next year, maybe, unless things turn around and it gets lower. He said “it’s worth the adventure. We live in America, you’ve got to take risks if you want to be successful”
However with President Trump’s imposed tariffs on China, pricing for those fireworks could fluctuate.
Owner of Fireworks Liquidators in Cadott, Cody Junker, shared his experience this year regarding potential price changes.
Saying he gets excited for this time of year, every year.
“I can’t wait for the fourth of July, it’s my favorite time of year.”
Tariffs on imported goods set a different tone, given all fireworks are from China.
“We were a little bit concerned when they first came out, because we were hearing numbers in the 145%, but after all was said and done, it came down to I think 30-50%.” he said.
With that percentage though, he said his business didn’t suffer a price hike.
“We were able to get most of our product before the tariffs hit. So, our product, we haven’t really increased our prices.” Junker said “Some of our prices we were actually able to decrease.”
Junker explains how a decrease was possible for him.
“The fact that some of the prices went down on fireworks, and the tariff wasn’t enough to offset that. So prices were down on some of our product.” he said. However, that wasn’t the case for others.
“They just tax like a percent, and that just applies to, doesn’t matter what size the product is. It’s really the shipping. When they increase shipping, you see the bigger products go up more, and the smaller products go up less because you can fit more in a box.” he said.
Despite current tariffs, Junker remains optimistic for next 4th of July.
“I’m hoping that tariff stuffs kind of handled by then and back to a reasonable number. We may have to pay an extra 20-30% next year, maybe, unless things turn around and it gets lower. But I think we buy enough in bulk that the pricing won’t be that bad.” he said.
While on the topic of tariffs potentially scaring away those wanting to start a small business, he said “it’s worth the adventure. We live in America, you’ve got to take risks if you want to be successful. So don’t be afraid to go on a limb and try something.”
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