U.S. countertop material imports collapsed in February 2026, with total customs value falling to $230.3 million — a 29.2% drop from February 2025 and a marked acceleration from January's 14.5% year-over-year decline. Unlike January, when engineered quartz absorbed a disproportionate share of the damage, February's contraction hit nearly every category in lockstep: natural stone fell 29.5% to $141.7 million while engineered quartz fell 28.5% to $88.6 million. The breadth of the decline suggests tariff impacts are no longer isolated to specific product categories or sourcing relationships but are instead reshaping the broader U.S. countertop import market. Granite was the worst-performing category for the second consecutive month, plunging 57% year-over-year to just $22.3 million, with Brazilian granite down 86%, Indian granite down 49%, and Chinese granite down 51%.

The sourcing picture also continued to shift in significant ways. India, long the dominant supplier of engineered quartz to the U.S. market, saw its overall exports fall 58% year-over-year as engineered quartz shipments dropped 70% to $13.6 million. Thailand surged past Vietnam to become the largest engineered quartz source at $22.7 million, up 70% year-over-year, while Malaysia (+34%) and Canada (+30%) also posted notable gains. Brazil's quartzite story — January's standout growth narrative, when shipments nearly doubled — reversed sharply in February, falling 17% as buyers appear to have pulled forward orders earlier in the year. Jumbo slabs continue to dominate engineered quartz flows at 80% of the category, up from 76% in January, confirming that imports remain tied directly to countertop fabrication rather than smaller-format applications.