USITC Staff Report: Quartz Surfaces from India and Turkey staff report USITC | Page 18

Tariff treatment
in the country of manufacture of the quartz surface products. The scope
of the investigation does not cover quarried stone surface products, such
as granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite. Specifically excluded from the
scope of the investigation 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 Pieces); and (4) the distance between any single Glass Piece and
the closest separate Glass Piece does not exceed three inches. 32
Based upon the scope set forth by the Department of Commerce, information available
to the Commission indicates that the merchandise subject to these investigations is imported
under the following provisions of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTS”):
2506.10.00, 2506.20.00, 6810.11.00, 6810.19.12, 6810.19.14, 6810.19.50, 6810.91.00,
6810.99.00, 6815.99.40, and 7016.90.10. The first two subheadings cover quartz that is in the
form of a basic material; the provisions in chapter 68 cover building and flooring materials and
other made‐up articles in which quartz predominates by weight; and the provision in chapter
70 covers glass block products. The 2020 general rate of duty is free for HTS subheadings
2506.10.00, 2506.20.00, 6810.91.00, 6810.99.00, and 6815.99.40; 3.2 percent ad valorem for
HTS subheading 6810.11.00; 3.9 percent for HTS subheading 6810.19.50; 4.9 percent for HTS
subheading 6810.19.12; 8 percent for HTS subheading 7016.90.10; and 9 percent for HTS
subheading 6810.19.14. Decisions on the tariff classification and treatment of imported goods
are within the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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84 FR 68111, December 13, 2019; and 84 FR 68123, December 13, 2019.
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