Quartz countertop makers seek Section 201 safeguard relief

A coalition of U.S. producers is seeking quotas and tariffs on all imports of quartz surface products, saying a series of U.S. antidumping and countervailing duties on those goods have been undermined by extensive evasion. The Quartz Manufacturing Alliance of America requested relief under Sections 201 and 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 in a Sept. 15 petition to the U.S. International Trade Commission. “This is not the first time that the domestic industry has sought relief from the...