Federal Register Notice

Hyundai L&C Canada, Inc. requests that the USTR and TPSC recommend excluding Canadian quartz surface products from any safeguard remedies. The company argues that the USITC already determined Canadian imports do not contribute importantly to the serious injury of the U.S. industry and that such an exclusion is legally required under the USMCA Implementation Act.

The Government of Canada is submitting rebuttal comments opposing the implementation of a Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System (SIMA)-style licensing regime for quartz surface products (QSP). They argue that such a regime would violate the mandatory exclusion of Canadian imports under U.S. law and would impose disproportionate regulatory burdens on U.S. small businesses and consumers.