Artificial Tree Prices Rise On Tariffs As 2025 Holiday Season Faces Higher Costs

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Artificial Christmas tree prices are expected to rise 10–15% in 2025 as tariffs and supply-chain pressures lift costs on imports from China. Balsam Hill warned that retailers ordered less inventory, raising the risk of mid-December shortages and advising shoppers to buy early.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street

00:02Americans planning to buy artificial Christmas trees in 2025 will face higher prices as tariffs

00:08and supply chain pressures push costs up, according to NPR.

00:12Mack Harmon, founder and CEO of the artificial Christmas tree company Balsam Hill, said shoppers

00:17should expect prices to rise 10 to 15 percent because nearly all artificial trees are imported

00:22from China. Harmon said domestic production isn't feasible because pre-lit trees have never been

00:27manufactured in the U.S., and the hand assembly work was rejected by American workers decades ago.

00:33He said U.S. suppliers that rely on imported component parts are also seeing higher costs.

00:38Balsam Hill reduced staffing, paused hiring, froze raises, and expanded manufacturing to Mexico,

00:44Indonesia, and Southeast Asia to manage expenses. He advised shoppers to buy early because retailers

00:49ordered less inventory for 2025, increasing the risk of mid-December shortages.

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