Sale of firecrackers and rockets banned

What changes?

Do you sell fireworks? The government will ban the sale of firecrackers and rockets to private citizens. The following types of fireworks will be banned:

• singleshots
• category F3 fireworks. You can find the category on the label
• firecrackers (including strings of firecrackers)
• rockets

Importers and distributors will no longer be allowed to sell these fireworks to consumers. Likewise, consumers are not allowed to buy or light these types of fireworks.

For whom?

• importers of fireworks
• distributors of fireworks

When?

The change in the law on consumer and theatrical fireworks (Regeling aanwijzing consumenten- en theatervuurwerk, Ract) will come into force on 1 December 2020.This ban is irrespective of the ban on fireworks due the corona crisis (in Dutch).