Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Scope Ruling on Malaysian Processed Quartz Slab and Recission of the Circumvention Inquiry

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-084, C-570-085] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of quartz slab manufactured in the People's Republic of China (China) and processed in Malaysia are covered by the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain quartz surface products from China. DATES: Applicable October 21, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay Menon or Paul Gill, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0208 or (202) 482-5673, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 7, 2022, Commerce published a notice self-initiating scope and circumvention inquiries to determine whether imports of quartz surface products completed in Malaysia using inputs manufactured in China are covered by the AD and CVD orders on certain quartz surface products from China. [ 1 ] For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation, see the Final Scope Memorandum. [ 2 ] Scope of the Orders The products covered by the Orders include certain quartz surface products from China. [ 3 ] Products subject to the Orders are currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) it…