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2019, Commerce issued its recommendation to modify the scope to include quartz glass
products with the addition of HTS subheading 7016.90.10. 22
Nature and extent of subsidies and sales at LTFV
Subsidies
On October 11, 2019, Commerce published notices in the Federal Register of its
Preliminary determinations of countervailable subsidies for producers and exporters of quartz
surface products from India 23 and Turkey 24 . On May 1, 2020, Commerce published notice in the
Federal Register of its final determinations of sales at LTFV with respect to imports from India
and Turkey. Tables I‐1 and I‐2 present Commerce’s findings of subsidization of quartz surface
products in India 25 and Turkey 26 , respectively.
Table I-1
Quartz surface products: Commerce’s final subsidy determination with respect to imports from
India
final countervailable
Entity
subsidy margin (percent)
Antique Marbonite Private Limited, India 1 1.57
Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited 2 2.34
All others 2.17
1
As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, Commerce has found the following companies
to be cross-owned with Antique Marbonite Private Limited, India: Antique Granito Shareholders Trust,
Prism Johnson Limited, and Shivam Enterprises.
2
Commerce has found the following company to be cross-owned with Pokarna: Pokarna Limited.
Note: Unlike at the Preliminary Determination, Antique Marbonite’s subsidy rate is not de minimis for this
final determination. On February 10, 2020, the United States Trade Representative published in the
Federal Register revised designations of developing and least-developed countries under the CVD law.
Effective as of February 10, 2020, India is no longer designated as a developing country and now has a
de minimis rate of 1.0 percent.
Source: 85 FR 25398, May 1, 2020.
22
Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People’s Republic of China: Final Scope Comments
Decision Memorandum, Melissa G. Skinner Director, Office II Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, May 10, 2019.
23 84 FR 54838, October 11, 2019.
24
84 FR 54842, October 11, 2019.
25
85 FR 25398, May 1, 2020.
26
85 FR 25400, May 1, 2020.
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