Should a person buy next year's fireworks now if possible?

[MontanaMike]

Just wondering if the experts here think the tariffs will go away, will fireworks be way more expensive next year, will there be shortages due to the USA 250 celebration, etc. etc.?

If possible, would it be smart to buy 2026 product now? Or will things settle down? I'm interested in any crystal ball gazing you guys might want to do.

[Birdman]

General consensus is yes, buy as early as possible. No one knows what the future holds. Product coming in now is subject to the tariff. Many have stopped importing product completely. The longer this goes on the more these disruptions are going to have longer term consequences.

Dave just posted a video about this topic:


https://youtu.be/GTwrUeDVDQo?si=0n00gMtqD8eJSxwZ

And there are recent discussions about this on this thread:

https://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/showthread.php?10065-Trying-to-stop-the-tariff

[BMoore]

I'm not. I'll have some left over product after this year, but I'm not going out of my way to stock up ahead for 2026. First of all, I use contingency storage so I can only buy my 1.3 up to 12 months in advance and have it held. Secondly, there are always going to be market pressures and prices are always going to trend upwards to some extent. Why stop with 2026? Go ahead and stock up for 2027 as well? 2028? Where do you draw the line? Hoarding fireworks has the potential create a supply issue which would drive prices even further even beyond 2026. Personally I'm holding the course and hoping this tariff situation resolves.

[PyroFL]

I’ve been hearing the same questions pop up lately:

Should we start buying fireworks now for next year? Are prices going to keep rising? Will there be enough supply with USA 250 coming up? And what about these tariffs?

I don’t claim to have a crystal ball, but I’ve been doing this long enough to know that when the market gets unpredictable the ones who planned ahead are not the ones panicking.

I’m not hoarding. I’m not fear-buying, but I am making smart moves now.
I’m covered for 2025 and I’ve already started making decisions for 2026.
Why? Because I’d rather build a show on my own terms than be stuck choosing from what’s left over or overpaying just to fill gaps.

Some folks are hoping things settle down and maybe they will.

But even if tariffs disappear tomorrow the ripple effects from everything happening right now won’t magically vanish.

Importers have already slowed down. Some have stopped altogether. Inventory is getting tighter and we haven’t even hit the big rush yet.

And let’s not ignore 2026 it’s not just another year.

It’s the 250th anniversary of the United States. That’s not business as usual — that’s high demand, national celebrations, and heavy pressure on the supply chain. If you think fireworks were hard to get before … just wait.

At the end of the day everyone has their own threshold for risk.

I’m not here to tell anyone how to run their show, but I will say this:

Hope is not a strategy. Preparation is.

If everything stabilizes? Great I’ll be ahead.
If it doesn’t? I’ll still be ready.

Because to me it’s not just about firing a show. It’s about protecting the standard I’ve built and that doesn’t come from wishful thinking it comes from planning ahead, adapting early, and staying sharp.

Tariffs or not, we evolve