Key facts
- President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on safeguard measures for quartz surface imports.
- The proclamation imposes a tariff-rate quota on imports of quartz surface products.
- The measure applies to imports from several countries.
- The action follows recommendations from the U.S. International Trade Commission.
- The U.S. International Trade Commission investigated the impact of these imports.
- The ITC determined increased imports caused serious injury to the domestic industry.
President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to implement a safeguard measure on imports of quartz surface products. This measure imposes a tariff-rate quota on these goods originating from several countries. The action follows recommendations from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), which conducted an investigation into the effects of these imports on the domestic industry. The ITC's investigation determined that increased imports of quartz surface products were a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported article. The proclamation aims to provide relief to the U.S. quartz surface industry by limiting the volume of imports that can enter the country at lower tariff rates, with higher tariffs applied to volumes exceeding the established quota.