USITC Staff Report: Quartz Surfaces from India and Turkey staff report USITC | Page 28

U.S. purchasers The Commission received 36 usable questionnaire responses from firms that had purchased quartz surface products during 2017-19. 5 Twenty-two responding purchasers are distributors, 13 are fabricators/retailers, 3 are builders/contractors, 1 is a hospitality furniture product supplier, and 1 sources product for retail clients. Large purchasers of quartz surface products include retailers *** and distributors ***. Purchasers reported that their major types of customers included fabricators, retailers, distributors, and construction/contractors/remodelers. Distributor *** indicated that it sells to home improvement retailers and kitchen cabinet dealers. Exclusivity Agreements Twenty-eight of 32 responding purchasers reported that they were a Cambria retailer or part of a Cambria exclusivity agreement since January 1, 2017. *** stated that they have exclusive arrangements with Cambria. *** stated that it had an exclusivity arrangement until October 2017, and now it sells to customers directly. 6 5 Of the 36 responding purchasers, 17 purchased the domestic quartz surface products, 11 purchased imports of the subject merchandise from India, 5 purchased imports of the subject merchandise from Turkey, and 23 purchased imports of quartz surface products from other sources. 6 No other details were provided regarding these arrangements. II-2