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.
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No other details were provided regarding these arrangements.
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