Quartz surface products face a 4-year safeguard tariff-rate quota
This proclamation imposes a 4-year safeguard tariff-rate quota on certain quartz surface products. It applies to covered imports from all countries unless excluded under USMCA, certain free trade agreement rules, CBERA treatment, or developing-country thresholds.
What this affects
Australia
Canada
Mexico| 6810.99.0020 | Quartz surface products |
| 6810.99.0040 | Quartz surface products |
| 7020.00.6000 | Quartz surface products |
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The update
This proclamation establishes a safeguard measure on certain quartz surface products after an ITC injury finding under section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974. The measure takes the form of a tariff-rate quota for 4 years. The covered products are classifiable in HTSUS subheadings 6810.99.0020, 6810.99.0040, and 7020.00.6000.
The safeguard measure applies to imports from all countries unless specifically excluded. The proclamation states that annual within-quota quantities will increase and the rates of duty for in-quota and over-quota entries will be reduced in the second, third, and fourth years, as set out in the annex. It also modifies HTSUS chapter 99 to implement the tariff-rate quota.
Imports from Canada and Mexico are excluded from the measure. The proclamation also excludes imports that are products of Australia, the CAFTA-DR countries, Colombia, the Republic of Korea, Panama, Peru, Singapore, and developing countries listed in the annex, subject to the stated 3 percent and 9 percent thresholds. It further states that imports from Israel and CBERA beneficiary countries and territories are not to have their duty reductions or duty-free treatment suspended, and those imports are excluded from the safeguard measure.
Any merchandise subject to the safeguard measure that is admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 15, 2026, must be admitted in privileged foreign status. The proclamation also authorizes the Trade Representative to revise the developing-country list, address circumvention, and extend the measure to excluded countries if a surge in imports occurs.
Impact
This creates a new quota administration and duty exposure for covered quartz surface product imports from countries that are not excluded. Importers will need to model whether shipments are likely to enter within or above quota, and factor in the added customs and foreign trade zone compliance requirements.
What to watch
The actual duty rates and quota quantities are set in the annex, not in the text provided here. Country exclusions can change later if import shares cross the stated thresholds, if a surge occurs, or if the Trade Representative revises Note 41 by Federal Register notice.
How to prepare
- 1Map SKUs to covered HTSUS lines
Confirm whether imported quartz surface products fall under the cited subheadings.
- 2Verify origin support
Country exclusions depend on origin, so review supplier records and origin documentation.
- 3Model quota and duty exposure
Estimate landed cost under within-quota and over-quota scenarios once broker details are available.
- 4Review FTZ admission procedures
Covered goods entering a foreign trade zone after the effective time must use privileged foreign status.
- 5Check broker entry setup
Make sure entries reflect the new chapter 99 treatment and any applicable exclusion.
Sources
- To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Quartz Surface Products · Federal Register · August 5, 2026
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