US EditionTariffs Expected to Raise Prices for Christmas Trees, Other Holiday Decorations
Tariffs on mostly China-made holiday decorations could raise prices 10% to 20% for artificial trees and increase holiday spending by $40.6 billion, reports Lending Tree.
- This year, NBC News reports tariffs are expected to raise artificial Christmas tree prices 10% to 20% and Christmas lights by as much as 63%, according to major U.S. importers.
- Because nearly all mass-market decorations are made overseas, about 90% are produced in China, and reshoring is impractical due to factory capital equipment costs that would raise prices from $800 to $3,000 this year.
- Sellers are opting to import fewer products this year to offset rising costs, reducing selection, while prelit artificial trees rely on Chinese hand-stringing expertise, limiting supplier alternatives.
- Live Christmas trees remain unaffected because most are U.S.-grown or imported tariff-free from Canada, though fresh-cut prices may rise at least $5, Jesse Steadman expects to sell a couple thousand trees this year.
- The National Retail Federation expects robust holiday spending this year, and a NASDAQ report says ornaments from China will also cost more, indicating selective tariff effects.
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Tariffs could be coming for your Christmas tree
Forget the Grinch — this year, it’s tariffs that could try to steal the Christmas tree. Artificial Christmas trees will cost an estimated 10% to 20% more this season than they did last year because of increased tariff costs, according to several major U.S. importers. And the cost of lights could jump as much as 63% for the same reason. Mass market Christmas decor has not been manufactured in the United States for decades. If vendors were to try …
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