USTRSection 201Completed

Notice of Extended Deadline for Written Responses to the Initial Round of Comments About the Administration's Action Following a Determination of Import Injury With Regard to Quartz Surface Products (QSP)

May 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT

Why review: USTR proceeding: watch for trade-remedy scope, country coverage, and the comment or testimony window.

Scope

Section 201Tariff

Pre-hearing brief

Importers of quartz surface products face potential Section 201 safeguard measures following an USITC injury determination transmitted to the President on May 18, 2026. USTR is now in an active comment and hearing process to determine the form and scope of any trade remedy action.

The proceeding covers quartz surface products, as defined under USITC investigation TA-201-79. Stakeholders identified include those in the stone and construction materials supply chain.

What to watch

Extended deadline for written responses to initial-round comments, with the extended notice issued June 9, 2026 (exact new date not specified in linked signals)
USTR public hearing on appropriate trade remedy action for quartz surface products, convened following the injury finding
Presidential decision on remedy action, which follows USITC transmission of the Section 201 injury report on May 18, 2026 under investigation TA-201-79
Scope of covered products as defined in TA-201-79, relevant to determining which quartz surface product imports fall within any eventual measure

On the policy arc

Official actions this hearing connects to across the primary sources Traverse tracks.

FR noticeMay 15, 2026
USTR Seeks Comments & Hearing on Import Injury Action for Quartz Surface Products
FR noticeMay 21, 2026
USITC Submits Section 201 Safeguard Report on Quartz Surface Products to President
FR noticeJun 9, 2026
USTR Extends Comment Deadline: Administration Action on Quartz Surface Products Import Injury

Materials

Announcement