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. 32 84 FR 68111, December 13, 2019; and 84 FR 68123, December 13, 2019. I‐12