The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) voted unanimously that the domestic quartz surface products industry was injured because of imports from India and Turkey. The U.S. Department of Commerce previously announced affirmative determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of imports from India and Turkey.
As a result of the ITC’s ruling, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol will continue collecting duties on all quartz surface products from India and Turkey, and all importers will be under the discipline of antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
The Department of Commerce determined producers and exporters sold quartz surface products at less than fair value in the U.S. at rates ranging from 2.67% to 5.15% for India and up to 5.17% for Turkey. Exporters also received countervailable subsidies at rates ranging from 1.57% to 2.34% for India and at a rate of 2.43% for Turkey. Imports from the two countries were valued at a combined value of nearly $100 million in 2018. Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Cambria Company was the lead petitioner for the investigation.
The duty rates that the U.S. Department of Commerce determined in its investigation will be under review and the duty rates will be adjusted to reflect the dumping practices and subsidies of foreign producers.
For the purposes of the investigation, quartz surface products were defined as slabs and other surfaces created from a mixture of materials that includes predominantly silica, resin binder, and other materials. The scope of the investigation also included surfaces such as countertops, backsplashes, vanity tops, bar tops, work tops, tabletops, flooring, wall facing, shower surrounds, fireplace surrounds, mantels, and tiles. All quartz surface products are subject to the scope of the ITC’s findings, whether or not the product is polished, cut, fabricated, cured, edged, finished, thermoformed, packaged, and regardless of the type of surface finish.
