U.S. Commerce Department Announces Final Scope Inquiry Ruling on Quartz Surface Products from Malaysia
MINNEAPOLIS, MN --The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has determined that U.S. imports of quartz surface products manufactured in China and processed in Malaysia are covered by the antidumping and countervailing duties (“AD/CVD”) orders on imports from China.
In 2018, Malaysia exported zero quartz surface products to the United States. The following year, after the Commerce Department issued AD/CVD orders on quartz surface products from China, exports from Malaysia began to skyrocket. By 2021, exports from Malaysia had reached a staggering 16 million square feet. Available evidence shows that much of these quartz surface products were manufactured in China and simply transshipped through Malaysia to evade payment of the AD/CVD duties.