Why are fireworks so expensive?

Am just wondering why fireworks are so expensive, do they cost a lot of money to make?, is transporting them into the country a reason for them being so expensive? read more

Fireworks are expensive because almost all of them are made by hand. They must be produced by skilled craftspeople under exacting conditions. A single large display shell can take many hours to make. read more

You'd think with the millions of fireworks being bought and set off over CNY that they'd be cheaper. But they're pretty expensive. We bought 4 big ones for RMB 250 each. read more