Notice2026-00739
Certain Quartz Surface Products From India and the Republic of Türkiye: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders
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Published
January 15, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain quartz surface products from India and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1751-1753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00739]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-837, A-533-889, C-489-838, C-533-890]
Certain Quartz Surface Products From India and the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S.
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International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping
duty (AD) orders and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain quartz
surface products from India and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye would
likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping,
countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the
United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these
AD and CVD orders.
DATES: Applicable December 18, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Christensen, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3905.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 22, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD
and CVD orders on certain quartz surface products from India and the
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye.\1\ On May 1, 2025, the ITC instituted,\2\ and
Commerce initiated,\3\ the first sunset reviews of the Orders, pursuant
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a
result of its reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the
Orders would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping
and countervailable subsidies, and therefore, notified the ITC of the
magnitude of the margins of dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail
should the Order be revoked.\4\
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\1\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India and Turkey:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 37422 (June 22, 2020); and Certain
Quartz Surface Products from India and the Republic of Turkey:
Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 37431 (June 22, 2020)
(collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Quartz Surface Products from India and Turkey;
Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 90 FR 18697 (May 1, 2025).
\3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 18642
(May 1, 2025).
\4\ See Quartz Surface Products from India and the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of
the Countervailing Duty Orders, 90 FR 40340 (August 19, 2025);
Quartz Surface Products from India: Final Results of the Expedited
First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 90 FR 41993
(August 28, 2025); and Certain Quartz Surface Products from the
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Final Results of the Expedited First
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 90 FR 42384 (September
2, 2025).
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On December 18, 2025, the ITC published its determination, pursuant
to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable
time.\5\
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\5\ See Quartz Surface Products from India and Turkey;
Determinations, 90 FR 59202 (December 18, 2025) (ITC Final
Determination).
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by the Orders is certain quartz surface
products. Quartz surface products consist of slabs and other surfaces
created from a mixture of materials that includes predominately silica
(e.g., quartz, quartz powder, cristobalite, glass powder) as well as a
resin binder (e.g., an unsaturated polyester). The incorporation of
other materials, including, but not limited to, pigments, cement, or
other additives does not remove the merchandise from the scope of the
Orders. However, the scope of the Orders only includes products where
the silica content is greater than any other single material, by actual
weight. Quartz surface products are typically sold as rectangular slabs
with a total surface area of approximately 45 to 60 square feet and a
nominal thickness of one, two, or three centimeters. However, the scope
of the Orders includes surface products of all other sizes,
thicknesses, and shapes. In addition to slabs, the scope of the Orders
includes, but is not limited to, other surfaces such as countertops,
backsplashes, vanity tops, bar tops, work tops, tabletops, flooring,
wall facing, shower surrounds, fire place surrounds, mantels, and
tiles. Certain quartz surface products are covered by the Orders
whether polished or unpolished, cut or uncut, fabricated or not
fabricated, cured or uncured, edged or not edged, finished or
unfinished, thermoformed or not thermoformed, packaged or unpackaged,
and regardless of the type of surface finish.
In addition, quartz surface products are covered by the Orders
whether or not they are imported attached to, or in conjunction with,
non-subject merchandise such as sinks, sink bowls, vanities, cabinets,
and furniture. If quartz surface products are imported attached to, or
in conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise, only the quartz
surface product is covered by the scope.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above
description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise fabricated
in a third country, including by cutting, polishing, curing, edging,
thermoforming, attaching to, or packaging with another product, or any
other finishing, packaging, or fabrication that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of the Order if performed in the
country of manufacture of the quartz surface products.
The scope of the Order does not cover quarried stone surface
products, such as granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite.
Specifically excluded from the scope of the Order are crushed glass
surface products. Crushed glass surface products must meet each of the
following criteria to qualify for this exclusion: (1) The crushed glass
content is greater than any other single material, by actual weight;
(2) there are pieces of crushed glass visible across the surface of the
product; (3) at least some of the individual pieces of crushed glass
that are visible across the surface are larger than 1 centimeter wide
as measured at their widest cross-section (Glass Piece); and (4) the
distance between any single Glass Piece and the closest separate Glass
Piece does not exceed three inches.
The products subject to the scope are currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under the
following subheading: 6810.99.0010. Subject merchandise may also enter
under subheadings 6810.11.0010, 6810.11.0070, 6810.19.1200,
6810.19.1400, 6810.19.5000, 6810.91.0000, 6810.99.0080, 6815.99.4070,
2506.10.0010, 2506.10.0050, 2506.20.0010, 2506.20.0080, and
7016.90.1050. The HTSUS subheadings set forth above are provided for
convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of
the scope is dispositive.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of
the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of
subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be
December 18, 2025.\6\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year
reviews of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary
of the date of the last determination by the ITC.
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\6\ See ITC Final Determination.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: December 19, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2026-00739 Filed 1-14-26; 8:45 am]
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