Presidential Document2026-15975
To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Quartz Surface Products
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 50645-50656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15975]
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Vol. 91
Wednesday,
No. 149
August 5, 2026
Part III
The President
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Proclamation 11051--To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition
From Imports of Quartz Surface Products
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 149 / Wednesday, August 5, 2026 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 11051 of July 31, 2026
To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition
From Imports of Quartz Surface Products
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. On May 18, 2026, the United States International
Trade Commission (ITC) transmitted to the President a
report (ITC Report) on its investigation under section
202 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act)
(19 U.S.C. 2252), with respect to imports of quartz
surface products (QSP), which are classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
in subheadings 6810.99.0020, 6810.99.0040, and
7020.00.6000.
2. The ITC reached an affirmative determination under
section 202(b) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2252(b))
that QSP is being imported into the United States in
such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause
of serious injury to the domestic industry producing an
article like or directly competitive with the imported
article.
3. Pursuant to section 301(a) of the United States-
Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA
Implementation Act) (19 U.S.C. 4551(a)), the ITC made
negative findings as to whether imports of Canada and
Mexico, considered individually, account for a
substantial share of total imports and contribute
importantly to the serious injury caused by imports.
4. Pursuant to statutes implementing certain free trade
agreements to which the United States is a party, the
ITC further found that imports of QSP that are a
product of Australia, each Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade Agreement country
(i.e., Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) (CAFTA-DR
countries), as well as Colombia, Jordan, the Republic
of Korea, Panama, Peru, and Singapore, individually,
are not a substantial cause of serious injury or threat
thereof.
5. Further, pursuant to section 403 of the Trade and
Tariff Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-573, 98 Stat. 2948,
3016 (1984)) (19 U.S.C. 2112 note), the ITC found that
the serious injury substantially caused by imports to
the domestic industry producing a like or directly
competitive article does not result from the reduction
or elimination of any duty provided for under the
United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement. The ITC also
found, pursuant to section 213(e) of the Caribbean
Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) (Public Law 98-67,
97 Stat. 369 (1983)) (19 U.S.C. 2703(e)), that the
serious injury substantially caused by imports to the
domestic industry producing a like or directly
competitive article does not result from duty-free
treatment provided for under the CBERA provisions of
the Caribbean Basin Initiative trade program or the
Generalized System of Preferences program.
6. The ITC Commissioners who voted in the affirmative
on serious injury transmitted to the President their
individual conclusions that each of the recommendations
considered would address the serious injury to the
domestic industry and be most effective in facilitating
the efforts of the domestic industry to make a positive
adjustment to import competition.
7. On June 2, 2026, the United States Trade
Representative (Trade Representative) requested
additional information from the ITC under section
203(a)(5)
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of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(5)). On July 2,
2026, the ITC provided a response that identified
unforeseen developments that led to the importation of
QSP into the United States in such increased quantities
as to be a substantial cause of serious injury (ITC
Supplemental Report). The ITC Supplemental Report also
stated, among other things, that increased imports of
QSP of all countries other than Australia, Canada, the
CAFTA-DR countries, Colombia, Israel, Jordan, the
Republic of Korea, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Singapore, and
CBERA beneficiaries are a substantial cause of serious
injury to the domestic industry.
8. Pursuant to section 203 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2253), and after taking into account the considerations
specified in section 203(a)(2) of the Trade Act (19
U.S.C. 2253(a)(2)), the ITC Report, and the ITC
Supplemental Report, I determine that it is appropriate
and feasible to take action of a type described in
section 203(a)(3) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2253(a)(3)) (safeguard measure) with regard to QSP
described in the ITC's Notice of Institution, 90 FR
55165 (Dec. 1, 2025), listed in subdivision (a) of Note
41 in the Annex to this proclamation, and classifiable
in the HTSUS in subheadings 6810.99.0020, 6810.99.0040,
and 7020.00.6000.
9. Specifically, I determine that it is appropriate and
feasible to impose a safeguard measure in the form of a
tariff-rate quota on imports of QSP as described in
paragraph 8 of this proclamation, for a period of 4
years, with annual increases in the within-quota
quantities and reductions in the rates of duty
applicable to goods entered within and in excess of
those quantities in the second, third, and fourth
years, as provided in the Annex to this proclamation.
10. The safeguard measure shall apply to imports of all
countries, except as provided in paragraphs 11 through
14 of this proclamation.
11. The safeguard measure set forth in this
proclamation shall not apply to imports of any product
of a developing country, as listed in subdivision (c)
of Note 41 in the Annex to this proclamation, as long
as such a country's share of total imports of the
product, based on imports during a recent
representative period, does not exceed 3 percent,
provided that imports that are the product of all such
countries with less than 3 percent import share
collectively account for not more than 9 percent of
total imports of the product. If a surge in imports of
a product described in paragraph 8 of this proclamation
of a developing country that is a World Trade
Organization (WTO) Member results in imports of that
product from that developing country exceeding either
of the thresholds described in this paragraph, this
action shall be modified to apply to such product of
such country, as further described in this
proclamation.
12. Pursuant to section 302(a) of the USMCA
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4552(a)), I determine,
after considering the ITC Report and the ITC
Supplemental Report and after taking into account the
considerations specified in section 203(a)(2) of the
Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(2)), that imports of QSP
that are the product of Canada and Mexico, considered
individually, do not account for a substantial share of
total imports and do not contribute importantly to the
serious injury found by the ITC. Accordingly, pursuant
to section 302(b) of the USMCA Implementation Act (19
U.S.C. 4552(b)), I exclude QSP that is the product of
Canada or Mexico from the action taken in this
proclamation under section 203 of the Trade Act (19
U.S.C. 2253).
13. After considering the ITC Report and the ITC
Supplemental Report and after taking into account the
considerations specified in section 203(a)(2) of the
Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(2)), I also make the
following determinations with regard to QSP that is the
product of the following trading partners:
(a) I determine that imports of QSP that are the
product of Australia are not a substantial cause of the
serious injury found by the ITC. I determine that such
imports that are the product of Australia shall be
excluded from the action taken in this proclamation,
pursuant to section 331(b) of the
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United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (Public Law 108-286, 118 Stat. 919,
949 (2004)) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note).
(b) In light of the ITC's finding that imports of
QSP that are the product of each CAFTA-DR country
individually are not a substantial cause of serious
injury or threat thereof, I determine that such imports
that are the product of each of the CAFTA-DR countries
shall be excluded from the action taken in this
proclamation, pursuant to section 331(b) of the
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA-DR
Implementation Act) (Public Law 109-53, 119 Stat. 462,
495 (2005)) (19 U.S.C. 4101(b)).
(c) In light of the ITC's finding that imports of
QSP that are the product of Colombia are not a
substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof,
I determine that such imports that are the product of
Colombia shall be excluded from the action taken in
this proclamation, pursuant to section 331(b) of the
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
Implementation Act (Public Law 112-42, 125 Stat. 462,
494 (2011)) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note).
(d) In light of the ITC's finding that the serious
injury substantially caused by imports to the domestic
industry producing a like or directly competitive
article does not result from the reduction or
elimination of any duty provided for under the United
States-Israel Free Trade Agreement, I determine, as
part of the action taken in this proclamation under
section 203 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253), not to
suspend the reduction or elimination of any duty on
imports of QSP that are the product of Israel, pursuant
to section 403 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (19
U.S.C. 2112 note).
(e) In light of the ITC's finding that imports of
QSP that are the product of the Republic of Korea are
not a substantial cause of serious injury or threat
thereof, I determine that such imports that are the
product of the Republic of Korea shall be excluded from
the action taken in this proclamation, pursuant to
section 341(b) of the United States-Korea Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112-41, 125
Stat. 428, 459 (2011)) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note).
(f) In light of the ITC's finding that imports of
QSP that are the product of Panama are not a
substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof,
I determine that such imports that are the product of
Panama shall be excluded from the action taken in this
proclamation, pursuant to section 331(b) of the United
States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation
Act (Public Law 112-43, 125 Stat. 497, 529 (2011)) (19
U.S.C. 3805 note).
(g) In light of the ITC's finding that imports of
QSP that are the product of Peru are not a substantial
cause of serious injury or threat thereof, I determine
that such imports that are the product of Peru shall be
excluded from the action taken in this proclamation,
pursuant to section 331(b) of the United States-Peru
Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public
Law 110-138, 121 Stat. 1455, 1486 (2007)) (19 U.S.C.
3805 note).
(h) In light of the ITC's finding that imports of
QSP that are the product of Singapore are not a
substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof,
I determine that imports of QSP that are the product of
Singapore are not a substantial cause of the serious
injury found by the ITC. I therefore determine that
such imports that are the product of Singapore shall be
excluded from the action taken in this proclamation,
pursuant to section 331(b) of the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
(Public Law 108-78, 117 Stat. 948, 970 (2003)) (19
U.S.C. 3805 note).
(i) In light of the ITC's finding that the serious
injury substantially caused by imports to the domestic
industry producing a like or directly competitive
article does not result from duty-free treatment
provided under the CBERA provisions of the Caribbean
Basin Initiative trade program, I determine, as part of
the action taken in this proclamation under section 203
of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253), not to suspend duty-
free treatment pursuant
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to section 213(e)(1) of CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(e)(1))
with respect to imports of QSP that are the product of
any CBERA beneficiary country or territory.
14. While the ITC recommended excluding Jordan from
this action under the United States-Jordan Free Trade
Area Implementation Act (Public Law 107-43, 115 Stat.
243 (2001)) (19 U.S.C. 2112 note), I instead determine
that such imports that are the product of Jordan shall
be excluded from the action taken in paragraph 9 of
this proclamation because Jordan is a developing
country.
15. Pursuant to section 203(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act
(19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(1)(A)), I determine that the
safeguard measure will facilitate efforts by the
domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to
import competition and provide greater economic and
social benefits than costs. If I determine that further
action is appropriate and feasible to facilitate
efforts by the domestic industry to make a positive
adjustment to import competition and provide greater
economic and social benefits than costs, or if I
determine that the conditions under section 204(b)(1)
of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(b)(1)) are met, I
shall reduce, modify, or terminate the action
established in this proclamation accordingly. In
addition, if I determine within 30 days of the date of
this proclamation, as a result of consultations between
the United States and one or more other WTO Members
pursuant to Article 12.3 of the WTO Agreement on
Safeguards, that it is necessary to reduce, modify, or
terminate the safeguard measure, the corresponding
reduction, modification, or termination of the
safeguard measure shall be imposed within 40 days of
the date of this proclamation.
16. In my judgment, and after taking into account the
considerations specified in section 203(a)(2) of the
Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(2)), the ITC Report, and
the ITC Supplemental Report, I determine that the
action taken in this proclamation, including its extent
and duration, is appropriate and feasible and will
facilitate efforts by the domestic industry to make a
positive adjustment to import competition and provide
greater economic and social benefits than costs.
17. Section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483)
authorizes the President to embody in the HTSUS the
substance of the relevant provisions of that Act, and
of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions
thereunder, including the removal, modification,
continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other
import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by the authority vested in me
by the Constitution and the laws of the United States,
including sections 201, 203, 204, and 604 of the Trade
Act (19 U.S.C. 2251, 2253, 2254, and 2483); section 302
of the USMCA Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4552);
section 331(b) of the United States-Australia Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805
note); section 331(b) of the CAFTA-DR Implementation
Act (19 U.S.C. 4101(b)); section 331(b) of the United
States-Colombia Free Trade Promotion Agreement
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note); section 403
of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (19 U.S.C. 2112
note); section 331(b) of the United States-Panama Trade
Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805
note); section 331(b) of the United States-Peru Trade
Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805
note); section 341(b) of the United States-Korea Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805
note); section 331(b) of the United States-Singapore
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805
note); section 213(e) of CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(e)); and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code, do hereby
proclaim that:
(1) To establish a tariff-rate quota on imports of the QSP products
described in paragraph 8 of this proclamation, subchapter III of chapter 99
of the HTSUS is modified as provided in the Annex to this proclamation. Any
merchandise subject to the safeguard measure that is admitted into U.S.
foreign trade zones on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 15, 2026,
must be admitted as ``privileged foreign status'' as defined in 19
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CFR 146.41, and will be subject upon entry for consumption to any
quantitative restrictions or tariffs related to the classification under
the applicable HTSUS subheading.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation, imports of QSP that
are the product of Australia, Canada, the CAFTA-DR countries, CBERA
beneficiary countries and territories, Colombia, the Republic of Korea,
Israel, Mexico, Panama, Peru, or Singapore shall be excluded from the
safeguard measure established in this proclamation, and such imports shall
not be counted toward the tariff-rate quota.
(3) Except as provided in clause (4) of this proclamation, imports of QSP
that are the product of developing countries, as listed in subdivision (c)
of Note 41 in the Annex to this proclamation, shall be excluded from the
safeguard measure established in this proclamation, and such imports shall
not be counted toward the tariff-rate quota.
(4) The Trade Representative is authorized, upon publication of a notice in
the Federal Register, to revise subdivision (c) of Note 41 in the Annex to
this proclamation to remove a country from the list or suspend operation of
that subdivision, as appropriate, if, after the safeguard measure
established in this proclamation takes effect, I or the Trade
Representative determines that:
(a) the share of total imports of the product of a country listed in
subdivision (c) of Note 41 in the Annex to this proclamation, based on
imports during a recent representative period, exceeds 3 percent;
(b) imports of the product from all listed countries with less than 3
percent import share collectively account for more than 9 percent of total
imports of the product; or
(c) a country listed in subdivision (c) of Note 41 in the Annex to this
proclamation is no longer a developing country for purposes of this
proclamation.
(5) If, after the safeguard measure established in this proclamation takes
effect, I determine, or the Trade Representative determines, that
circumvention of the action taken in this proclamation is occurring, then
the Trade Representative is authorized, at the direction of, or with the
concurrence of, the President, to take additional action, including under
sections 203 and 204(b)(2) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253, 2254(b)(2)),
as may be necessary to eliminate the circumvention. To implement any
additional action to address circumvention, the Trade Representative is
authorized, upon publication of a notice in the Federal Register, to revise
Note 41 in the Annex to this proclamation, as appropriate.
(6) If, after the safeguard measure established in this proclamation takes
effect, I determine, or the Trade Representative determines, that there is
a surge in imports of QSP from any country excluded pursuant to clause (2)
of this proclamation, then the Trade Representative shall extend the
safeguard measure in this proclamation to imports of QSP from the country
in which the surge is occurring. The Trade Representative is also
authorized, at the direction of, or with the approval of, the President, to
take any other additional appropriate and feasible action to address the
import surge, including pursuant to section 302(c) of the USMCA
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4552(c)) or section 204(b)(2) of the Trade
Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(b)(2)). The Trade Representative is authorized, upon
publication of a notice in the Federal Register, to revise Note 41 in the
Annex to this proclamation to address the import surge, as appropriate.
(7) The Trade Representative is authorized, at the direction of, or with
the approval of, the President, to exercise the authority in section 302(c)
of the USMCA Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4552(c)) with regard to imports
of QSP from either Canada or Mexico, including upon publication of a notice
in the Federal Register, to revise Note 41 in the Annex to this
proclamation, as appropriate. Nothing in this clause shall be construed to
limit the scope of clause (6) of this proclamation.
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(8) I authorize the Trade Representative to negotiate agreements with
foreign trade partners pursuant to section 203(a)(3)(E) and 203(f) of the
Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(3)(E), (f)). Such agreements must include
conditions limiting the export from foreign trading partners and the import
into the United States of QSP. Such agreements may also include commitments
to invest in QSP production, to include production of unfinished QSP slabs,
in the United States. If the Trade Representative concludes an agreement
that the Trade Representative, in consultation with any senior official he
deems appropriate, determines will ensure that imports of a trading partner
do not undermine the effectiveness of the action set forth in this
proclamation, the Trade Representative is authorized, with the approval of
the President and by publication of a notice in the Federal Register, to
revise note 41 in the Annex to this proclamation to suspend application of
that subdivision, in whole or in part, as appropriate, with respect to
imports of such trading partner. If the Trade Representative subsequently
determines, in consultation with any senior official he deems appropriate,
that such an agreement is not effective, the Trade Representative is
authorized, with the approval of the President and by publication of a
notice in the Federal Register, to revise note 41 to terminate any previous
suspension of the action with respect to imports of such trading partner.
(9) The modifications to the HTSUS made by this proclamation, including the
Annex to this proclamation, shall be effective with respect to goods
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01
a.m. eastern time on August 15, 2026, and shall continue in effect as
provided in the Annex to this proclamation, unless such actions are earlier
expressly reduced, modified, or terminated.
(10) No later than 1 year from the termination of the safeguard measure
established in this proclamation, the U.S. note and tariff provisions
established in the Annex to this proclamation shall be deleted from the
HTSUS.
(11) The Trade Representative shall determine whether any modifications to
the HTSUS are necessary or appropriate to effectuate or implement this
proclamation or any actions taken pursuant to this proclamation, and shall
make such modifications, if any, through notice in the Federal Register.
The Trade Representative may also make any technical or ministerial
corrections to the Annex to this proclamation.
(12) To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Trade Representative
and the Secretary of Homeland Security are directed and authorized to take
all actions that are appropriate to implement and effectuate this
proclamation and any actions contemplated by this proclamation--including
through amendment of regulations or through notices in the Federal Register
and by adopting rules, regulations, or guidance--and to employ all powers
granted to the President, including by sections 201, 203, and 204 of the
Trade Act and section 302(c) of the USMCA Implementation Act (19 U.S.C.
4552(c)), as may be appropriate to implement and effectuate this
proclamation and any actions contemplated by this proclamation, including
to make any technical or ministerial corrections to the Annex to this
proclamation. The head of each executive department and agency (agency) is
authorized to and shall take all appropriate measures within the agency's
authority to implement this proclamation. The head of each agency may,
consistent with applicable law, including section 301 of title 3, United
States Code, redelegate the authority to take such appropriate measures
within the agency.
(13) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is
inconsistent with the action taken in this proclamation is superseded to
the extent of such inconsistency.
(14) If any provision of this proclamation or the application of any
provision of this proclamation to any individual or circumstance is held to
be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and the application of its
provisions to any other individual or circumstance shall not be affected.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of July, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and fifty-
first.
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