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Table II-9--Continued
Quartz surface products: Purchasers’ comparisons between U.S.-produced and imported product
United States vs.
Nonsubject
India vs.
Nonsubject
Turkey vs.
Nonsubject
S C I S C I S C I
Availability 3 16 4 1 11 1 --- 9 1
Breton manufacturing
equipment 2 18 --- --- 10 1 1 7 ---
Color/design/aesthetics 4 17 2 --- 11 2 --- 8 2
Delivery terms 4 15 1 1 8 1 --- 7 2
Delivery time 6 12 1 1 8 1 1 5 3
Discounts offered 1 12 6 2 9 --- 1 6 1
Distribution and installation
services 4 14 1 --- 8 2 --- 4 4
Extension of credit 2 15 2 1 9 --- --- 8 1
Minimum quantity requirements 2 16 2 --- 10 --- --- 8 1
Packaging 2 20 --- 1 11 1 1 9 ---
Price --- 12 11 2 10 --- 1 7 1
Product consistency 2 20 --- --- 12 1 --- 9 1
Product range 2 18 2 --- 11 1 --- 8 1
Quality meets industry
standards 2 20 --- --- 12 1 --- 9 1
Quality exceeds industry
standards 3 18 --- --- 11 2 --- 8 2
Reliability of supply 2 17 1 --- 8 3 --- 6 3
Technical support/service 4 16 --- --- 9 2 --- 7 2
U.S. transportation costs 6 14 --- --- 8 3 --- 7 3
Warranty 5 17 --- --- 12 1 --- 9 1
Note: A rating of superior means that price/U.S. transportation cost is generally lower. For example, if a
firm reported “U.S. superior,” it meant that the U.S. product was generally priced lower than the imported
product.
Note: S=first listed country’s product is superior; C=both countries’ products are comparable; I=first list
country’s product is inferior.
Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to Commission questionnaires.
Comparison of U.S.-produced and imported quartz surface products
In order to determine whether U.S.-produced quartz surface products can generally be
used in the same applications as imports from India and Turkey, U.S. producers, importers, and
purchasers were asked whether the products can always, frequently, sometimes, or never be
used interchangeably. As shown in table II-10, most U.S. producers reported that domestic
quartz surface products are always interchangeable with imports. ***, however, indicated that
interchangeability decreases with increased price and quality, and *** stated that since their
products are of a higher standard, they are rarely interchangeable with imported products. ***
indicated a patent allows them to produce products not interchangeable with imported
products.
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