USITC Affirms Chinese Quartz Antidumping & Countervailing Duties, Not Retroactive

Today, June 11, 2019, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC)  determined that the U.S. quartz surfacing industry was materially injured by reason of imports of quartz surface products from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are subsidized and dumped on the U.S. market at less … Read more

Chinese Crushed Glass Competes With Quartz

Now that countervailing and antidumping duties have taken effect on quartz countertops imported from China, some Chinese companies are already taking steps to circumvent the new regulations by offering crushed glass slabs. This can be seen either as a way to flood the market with a similar material that does … Read more

Chinese Crushed Glass Competes With Quartz

Now that countervailing and antidumping duties have taken effect on quartz countertops imported from China, some Chinese companies are already taking steps to circumvent the new regulations by offering crushed glass slabs. This can be seen either as a way to flood the market with a similar material that does … Read more

Manufacturers, Importers, Fabricators Take Up Sides Over Quartz Antidumping Duties

The biggest news to hit the countertop fabrication industry in 2018 was the imposition of new antidumping duties on quartz produced in China, and now stakeholders with opposing views have taken up sides by lending support to one of two groups: the Italy-based World-Wide Agglomerated Stone Manufacturers Association (A.St.A.), and … Read more

Manufacturers, Importers, Fabricators Take Up Sides Over Quartz Antidumping Duties

The biggest news to hit the countertop fabrication industry in 2018 was the imposition of new antidumping duties on quartz produced in China, and now stakeholders with opposing views have taken up sides by lending support to one of two groups: the Italy-based World-Wide Agglomerated Stone Manufacturers Association (A.St.A.), and … Read more

Next Round of Duties and Tariffs Announced on Chinese Quartz

Published November 20, the department of commerce made a preliminary determination that certain quartz surface products from  China are being sold in the United States at less than fair value, or dumped, and preliminary duties range from a minimum of 242.1 percent  on Suzhou Colorquartzstone New Material Co., Ltd. and … Read more

Next Round of Duties and Tariffs Announced on Chinese Quartz

Published November 20, the department of commerce made a preliminary determination that certain quartz surface products from  China are being sold in the United States at less than fair value, or dumped, and preliminary duties range from a minimum of 242.1 percent  on Suzhou Colorquartzstone New Material Co., Ltd. and … Read more

USITC Continues Investigating Quartz Antidumping Claim

In April, Cambria, the largest U.S. Manufacturer of quartz surfaces, filed a claim that China had violated antidumping laws, suggesting that strict duties be imposed on imported quartz slabs and fabricated countertops. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) was compelled by law to consider whether this claim had merit by … Read more

USITC Continues Investigating Quartz Antidumping Claim

In April, Cambria, the largest U.S. Manufacturer of quartz surfaces, filed a claim that China had violated antidumping laws, suggesting that strict duties be imposed on imported quartz slabs and fabricated countertops. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) was compelled by law to consider whether this claim had merit by … Read more

MSI Challenges Cambria Antidumping Petition

On May 1, MS International (MSI), well-known as one of the largest importers of quartz surfacing, filed a challenge to Cambria’s petition for antidumping duties on imported Chinese quartz. According to the MSI’s submission, filed by the Hogan Lovells international law firm, Cambria does not have the proper standing to … Read more