To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Quartz Surface Products

A presidential proclamation imposes a four-year tariff-rate quota on imported quartz surface products, following an ITC finding that import volumes substantially injured domestic producers. The measure carves out exemptions for Canada, Mexico, Australia, Israel, South Korea, Singapore, and several other trade-agreement partners, while quota quantities increase and duty rates decrease over the four-year term.

The proclamation follows the standard Section 202 safeguard process: an ITC report, a request for supplemental findings on 'unforeseen developments,' and a presidential determination adopting the recommended remedy almost verbatim. The bulk of the paperwork is spent explaining who is excluded rather than who is affected.

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