PUBLIC VERSION
agglomerated quartz of the type used for countertops. 59 If the imported article is made from materials that include crushed glass and the glass component provides the majority of the weight of the finished article, it is classifiable under HTSUS 7020.00.6000(“ Other articles of glass: Other”). 60 Because this third HTSUS is a broader basket category, not all imports under HTSUS 7020.00.6000 are covered articles. However, Petitioner believes that the overwhelming majority of the imported articles covered by this petition were entered under HTSUS 6810.99.0020 and 6810.99.0040.
For customs purposes, the country of origin of QSP is the country in which the slab is manufactured. CBP has repeatedly ruled that off-shore fabrication of a QSP slab in a third country does not change the country of origin of the QSP. 61
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Name and Description of the Like or Directly Competitive Domestic Article
The domestic article that is like the imported article covered by this petition is QSP because domestic QSP and imported QSP are substantially identical under the Commission’ s regulations. In a safeguard investigation, the Commission will define the domestic industry – and
59 Prior to January 1, 2023, imports of QSP entered under HTSUS 6810.99.0010( Agglomerated quartz
slabs of the type used for countertops). Beginning on January 1, 2023, after an additional breakout for this statistical code was requested, imports of QSP have entered under HTSUS 6810.99.0020( Agglomerated quartz slabs of the type used for countertops: In slabs of rectangular shape, with a length of 3 m or more and a width of 1.25 m or more) and HTSUS under 6810.99.0040( Agglomerated quartz slabs of the type used for countertops: Other). See Letter from Committee for Statistical Annotation of Tariff Schedules( Jan. 3, 2023), attached as Exhibit 4.
60 See Customs Classification Ruling N340084 Re: The tariff classification of agglomerated glass slabs from China( July 19, 2024), attached as Exhibit 5.
61 See Customs Classification Ruling H303280 Re: Country of origin of quartz countertops; Section 301
trade remedy; 9903.88.03, HTSUS( Apr. 25, 2019), attached as Exhibit 6; Customs Classification Ruling N299117 Re: Country of origin determination of agglomerated quartz slabs( July 31, 2018), attached as Exhibit 7; Customs Classification Ruling N101559 Re: Country of origin marking of imported articles of agglomerated stone( May 10, 2010), attached as Exhibit 8.
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