The overall value of exported fireworks accelerated by an average 74.9% for all exporting countries since five years earlier in 2020 when global shipments of fireworks were valued at $765.4 million.
Year over year, the value of exported fireworks increased by 6.7% compared to $1.25 billion starting in 2023.
The top 5 fireworks exporters are mainland China, Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Spain. Collectively, that quintet earned 94.4% of the international revenues for all fireworks products exported in 2024.
Among continents, suppliers in Asia sold the highest dollar worth of exported fireworks during 2024 with shipments valued at $1.17 billion or 87.5% of the global total. Placing a distant second were exporters in Europe at 11.5%.
Tinier percentages came from North America (0.5%) mostly the United States, Latin America (0.3%) including the Caribbean, Africa (0.1%) then Oceania’s New Zealand and Australia only (0.01%).
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for fireworks is 360410.
Fireworks Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fireworks during 2024.
- mainland China: US$1.2 billion (86.8% of exported fireworks)
- Netherlands: $36.8 million (2.7%)
- Poland: $23.1 million (1.7%)
- Germany: $22.1 million (1.7%)
- Spain: $19.6 million (1.5%)
- Czech Republic: $17.9 million (1.3%)
- Italy: $9.8 million (0.7%)
- United States: $6.7 million (0.5%)
- Albania: $4.8 million (0.4%)
- Cambodia: $3.49 million (0.3%)
- Switzerland: $3.46 million (0.3%)
- Portugal: $3.1 million (0.2%)
- Bulgaria: $3 million (0.2%)
- France: $2.8 million (0.2%)
- Brazil: $2.4 million (0.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.7% of globally exported fireworks in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing fireworks exporters since 2023 were: United States of America (up 62.6%), Poland (up 30.6%), Italy (up 17.1%) and mainland China (up 13.1%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported fireworks sales were led by: Netherlands (down -57.9%), Germany (down -36.9%), Bulgaria (down -16.1%), Brazil (down -9.3%) and Portugal (down -3.4%).
Countries Earning Largest Trade Surpluses from Fireworks
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for fireworks during 2024. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported fireworks and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- mainland China: US$1.2 billion (net export surplus up 13.2% since 2023)
- Spain: $8.9 million (up 21.7%)
- Albania: $4.3 million (2023 data unavailable)
- Brazil: $537,000 (down -68.1%)
- Cambodia: $482,000 (down -82.4%)
- Bulgaria: $375,000 (up 1530.4%)
- India: $236,000 (down -63.2%)
- Sri Lanka: $23,000 (2023 data unavailable)
The People’s Republic of China generated the highest surplus in the international trade of fireworks. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms mainland China’s strong competitive advantage manufacturing this specific product category.
Countries Facing Worst Trade Deficits from Fireworks
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for fireworks during 2024. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported fireworks purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$574.5 million (net export deficit up 20% since 2023)
- Germany: -$169.5 million (up 61.6%)
- Netherlands: -$42.5 million (reversing a $27.6 million surplus)
- Italy: -$38.8 million (down -33.3%)
- United Kingdom: -$31 million (up 20.4%)
- Malaysia: -$28 million (up 72.1%)
- Japan: -$27.3 million (up 5.8%)
- Russia: -$25.4 million (down -8.2%)
- France: -$17.1 million (down -16.7%)
- Guatemala: -$16.7 million (up 17.2%)
- Denmark: -$16.5 million (up 43%)
- Djibouti: -$16.2 million (2023 data unavailable)
- Indonesia: -$15.5 million (down -34.6%)
- Poland: -$14.7 million (down -19%)
- Taiwan: -$14.4 million (up 22.8%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of fireworks. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for fireworks-supplying entities (both foreign and domestic) to benefit from the powerful consumer demand.
Fireworks Exporting Companies
Below are global fireworks companies that represent established players engaged in the international fireworks trade. The home country for each firm is shown within parenthesis.
- Brock’s Fireworks Ltd (United Kingdom)
- Fantastic Fireworks (United Kingdom)
- Fireworks by Grucci (United States)
- Göteborgs FyrverkeriFabrik (Sweden)
- Kimbolton Fireworks (United Kingdom)
- Maravillas de Colombia SA (Colombia)
- Melrose Pyrotechnics (United States)
- Pyro Spectaculars (United States)
- Pyrotecnico (United States)
- Reaction Fireworks (United Kingdom)
- Standard Fireworks (India)
- Star Fireworks (United Kingdom)
- Zambelli Fireworks (United States)
See also Chemical Exports by Country, Lithium Ion Batteries Exports by Country, China’s Top 10 Exports and United States Top 10 Imports
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 31, 2025
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 31, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 31, 2025
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 31, 2025
Wikipedia, Category: Fireworks companies. Accessed on May 31, 2025