TARIFF TRACKER
Sets a Section 201 tariff-rate quota on quartz surface products
Proclamation 11051 imposes a 4-year safeguard tariff-rate quota on covered quartz surface products. It excludes Canada, Mexico, specified FTA partners, CBERA beneficiaries, and developing countries listed in the proclamation's Annex.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
In effect
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EFFECTIVE
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Section 201
RATE
TRQ for 4 years
Tariff-rate quota for 4 years
COUNTRIES
All countries
HTS CHAPTERS
68, 70
COVERED GOODS
Quartz surface products classifiable in HTSUS 6810.99.0020, 6810.99.0040, and 7020.00.6000, as further described in Note 41 in the Annex.
EXCLUSIONS
Products of Australia, Canada, CAFTA-DR countries, CBERA beneficiary countries and territories, Colombia, the Republic of Korea, Israel, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Singapore, and developing countries listed in Annex Note 41 are excluded unless later changed for surge, threshold, or related reasons.
USMCA
QSP that is the product of Canada or Mexico is excluded from the safeguard measure and is not counted toward the tariff-rate quota.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check whether quartz surface product SKUs enter under HTSUS 6810.99.0020, 6810.99.0040, or 7020.00.6000 and confirm country of origin against the exclusion list. For subject goods, apply the tariff-rate quota treatment for entries on or after August 15, 2026, and use privileged foreign status for covered FTZ admissions.
SOURCES
Proclamation 11051, 91 FR 50645 (August 5, 2026)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Signed: "Proclamation 11051 of July 31, 2026" (source)
Effective date: "shall be effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 15, 2026" (source)
Rate: "impose a safeguard measure in the form of a tariff-rate quota on imports of QSP as described in paragraph 8 of this proclamation, for a period of 4 years" (source)
Covered goods: "imports of quartz surface products (QSP), which are classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) in subheadings 6810.99.0020, 6810.99.0040, and 7020.00.6000." (source)
Countries: "The safeguard measure shall apply to imports of all countries, except as provided in paragraphs 11 through 14 of this proclamation." (source)
Exclusions: "imports of QSP that are the product of Australia, Canada, the CAFTA-DR countries, CBERA beneficiary countries and territories, Colombia, the Republic of Korea, Israel, Mexico, Panama, Peru, or Singapore shall be excluded" (source)
Exclusions: "imports of QSP that are the product of developing countries, as listed in subdivision (c) of Note 41 in the Annex to this proclamation, shall be excluded" (source)
USMCA: "I exclude QSP that is the product of Canada or Mexico from the action taken in this proclamation under section 203 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253)." (source)
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Proclamation 11051 (signed July 31, 2026) imposes a 4 year Section 201 tariff-rate quota on quartz surface products in HTSUS 6810.99.0020, 6810.99.0040 and 7020.00.6000 from Aug 15, 2026, excluding Canada, Mexico, listed FTA partners and listed developing countries; in-quota and over-quota rates are only in the image annex; no later action found.
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