Your Christmas Tree May Be Pricier This Year—but There Are Ways to Get a Deal

Tariffs expected to raise prices for Christmas trees, other holiday decorations

Tariffs are expected to raise the price of Christmas trees and other decorations this holiday season.

Your Christmas tree may be pricier this year—but there are ways to get a deal

Artificial Christmas tree sellers in the U.S. were thrown into turmoil earlier this year when the Trump administration announced punishing tariffs on Chinese imports, including threats of 145% duties. About 85% of the 20 million or so Christmas trees being sold in the U.S. annually are artificial, and of those, about 90% are made in China. So any such tariffs threatened to send Christmas tree prices much higher in a year in which American consum…

Tariffs expected to raise prices for Christmas trees, other holiday decorations

Tariffs are expected to raise the price of Christmas trees and other decorations this holiday season.