Quartz from Abroad Gets Extra Fees: U.S. Duties Continue
Published Date: 1/15/2026
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Summary
The U.S. is keeping special taxes on quartz surface products from India and Türkiye because stopping them could hurt American businesses. These taxes, called antidumping and countervailing duties, help protect U.S. companies from unfair pricing and subsidies. This decision started on December 18, 2025, and means importers will keep paying extra fees for now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Importers Keep Paying Duties
If you import quartz surface products from India or Türkiye, you must continue to pay antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry. This continuation is effective December 18, 2025, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will keep collecting those cash deposits for all entries of the covered products.
U.S. Industry Protected from Dumping
The Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission decided that ending the AD and CVD orders would likely let dumping and subsidized imports continue and cause material injury to a U.S. industry. The continuation of the orders is intended to help protect U.S. companies from those unfair pricing practices, effective December 18, 2025.
Which Products Are Covered
The orders cover 'certain quartz surface products' such as slabs and finished surfaces commonly used for countertops, backsplashes, vanity tops, tiles, and similar items where silica (quartz) is the largest single material by weight. The scope also excludes quarried stone (like granite or marble) and specifies an exclusion for certain crushed glass products meeting four listed criteria.
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