Quartz Slabs from China Stay Taxed to Protect U.S. Counters
Published Date: 1/30/2025
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Summary
The U.S. government is keeping special taxes on quartz surface products from China because stopping them could hurt American businesses. These taxes, called antidumping and countervailing duties, help protect U.S. makers from unfair pricing and subsidies. Starting January 24, 2025, these orders stay in place to keep the playing field fair and support U.S. industry.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
AD/CVD Orders Continued for Quartz Imports
If you make quartz surface products in the United States, the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on quartz surface products from the People’s Republic of China remain in place starting January 24, 2025. The Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that lifting the orders would likely lead to dumping, subsidized imports, and material injury to U.S. industry.
Importers Must Continue Duty Cash Deposits
If you import covered quartz surface products from China, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry. This collection continues for all imports of subject merchandise as of the effective date, January 24, 2025.
Which Quartz Products Are Covered or Excluded
The Orders cover quartz surface products (engineered/processed quartz) in which silica is the single largest material by weight, including slabs and finished pieces (e.g., countertops, backsplashes, tiles). The Orders exclude quarried stone (like granite or marble) and crushed glass surface products that meet all four exclusion criteria: crushed glass content is the largest material by weight; glass pieces are visible across the surface; some visible glass pieces are larger than 1 centimeter; and the distance between any single glass piece and the nearest separate glass piece does not exceed 3 inches.
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