USITC Announces Remedy Recommendations in its Global Safeguard Investigation Involving Imports of Quartz Surface Products
USITC Announces Remedy Recommendations in its Global Safeguard Investigation Involving Imports of Quartz Surface Products
The United States International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today announced the remedy recommendations in its global safeguard investigation regarding imports of quartz surface products that will be sent to the President.
Today’s action follows the Commission’s April 1, 2026 determination that quartz surface products are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported article. Information about the injury determination can be found in the April 1 news release.
The statements of Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioner Jason E. Kearns regarding their remedy recommendations are attached. Both Commissioners recommend a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on imports of quartz surface products, including slabs and fabricated quartz surface products, for a four-year period. The recommended in-quota tariff rate is 25 percent ad valorem and the recommended above-quota tariff rate is 40 percent ad valorem in Year 1 of the relief period, both of which decrease by one percentage point in each subsequent year of the four-year relief period. The TRQ recommended volume is 140,000,000 square feet in Year 1 of the relief period, 159,000,000 square feet in Year 2, 164,000,000 square feet in Year 3, and 169,000,000 square feet in Year 4; and the annual in-quota volume level is recommended to be allocated on a quarterly basis.
The Commissioners further recommend that U.S. imports from certain countries be excluded from the TRQ, and that a robust mechanism to reduce the potential for circumvention of this remedy is implemented. Commissioner Kearns makes certain additional recommendations. Full details on their recommendations will be included in the report to the President.
The Commission will forward its report, which will contain its injury determination, remedy recommendations, certain additional findings, and the basis for the findings, to the President by May 18, 2026.
The President will make the final decision concerning whether to provide relief to the U.S. industry and the type and amount of relief.
The Commission's public report to the President, Quartz Surface Products, Inv. No. TA-201-79, USITC Publication 5738, May 2026, will be available on the USITC website by June 26, 2026.