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James Martin Vanities, a manufacturer and retailer of luxury bathroom vanity cabinets, supports the proposed safeguard remedy on quartz surface products. They specifically advocate for onshoring agreements and "de-stacking" of tariffs to encourage domestic production expansion while maintaining access to a diverse range of products.

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Madhav Surfaces FZC LLC, a producer of quartz surface products in Oman, opposes the inclusion of Oman-origin imports in the proposed safeguard remedy. They argue that Oman's imports are negligible and do not contribute to the serious injury identified in the investigation, and they request that the President either exclude Oman entirely or apply country-specific quotas based on Oman's actual market presence.

Global Surfaces FZE, a UAE-based producer of quartz surface products, opposes the petitioner's proposed safeguard remedy because it relies on historical import data that does not account for new market entrants like the UAE. The company argues that the President should either exclude UAE-origin imports from the remedy or, alternatively, implement country-specific quotas based on demonstrated production capacity rather than historical trade patterns.

Lotte Chemical California, Inc. (LCCA) opposes the proposed global Section 201 safeguard on quartz surface products, arguing that it would cause significant downstream harm to U.S. fabricators and consumers. The company advocates for using ongoing Section 301 proceedings to address China-driven overcapacity instead, or alternatively, implementing country-specific tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and product-specific exclusions.

The Save Quartz Jobs Coalition opposes the imposition of trade-restrictive safeguard remedies on quartz surface products (QSP), arguing that such measures would harm American fabricators, increase housing costs, and primarily benefit a small group of luxury producers. They contend that the proposed remedies are inconsistent with statutory cost-benefit standards and that import volumes are actually declining rather than surging.

The Countertop Manufacturers Association of America (ACMC) supports targeted tariffs and safeguards against imported "cut-to-size" or prefabricated quartz products because they bypass domestic manufacturing. However, the organization opposes broad tariffs or quotas on quartz slabs, arguing that such measures would cause material shortages, price spikes, and instability for the domestic supply chain.

MXM Surfaces, a Malaysian producer and U.S. importer, opposes the imposition of safeguard tariffs or hard quotas on quartz surface products (QSP). They argue that such measures would increase consumer costs and harm the U.S. housing market, and instead advocate for excluding Malaysia from relief due to its high compliance and existing trade agreements.

Verona Marble Company, Inc., a U.S. importer of premium quartz surface products, opposes the proposed safeguard remedy if it includes imports from Italy. The company argues that Italian imports are small, declining in volume, and serve a distinct premium market segment that is not the source of the domestic industry's injury.

Xiamen Deyuan Panmin Trading Co., Ltd. and Cambodian Zuilte Stone Co., Ltd. are requesting that the USTR exclude crystalline silica-free quartz surface products (QSP) and products from Cambodia from the proposed safeguard measures. They argue that silica-free products pose no health risks and do not compete with traditional QSP, while Cambodia's small import share falls below the WTO's 3 percent threshold for developing countries.