Affordable Granite & Cabinetry Outlet Inc.
BusinessOppose
Economic impact on small businesses
Federal Register Notice
USTR-2026-0232-0001Notice
Comments
125
Awaiting comments
Deadline
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Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
-74%
-74% excluding campaigns
Document
Details
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- Title
- Federal Register Notice
- Posted
- May 14, 2026
- Comment period
- May 14, 2026 – ?
- FR Doc
- 91 FR 28096
- Topics
Analysis
Overview
What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.
Include campaigns
Stance breakdown
-74%
Net support
Support10Oppose103Other12
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is -74% across organic comments.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type.
Business
67
Government
8
Individual
43
Advocacy
7
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.
Posted May 14, 2026
May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
Support10Oppose103Other12
Support × commenter type
How each type splits across stance.
Support
Oppose
Other
Business
6%
85%
9%
Individual
7%
84%
9%
Government
0%
88%
13%
Advocacy
43%
43%
14%
Issues raised
The docket's canonical issues. Select one to browse its comments.
Economic impact on fabrication industry27
Economic impact on small businesses24
Economic impact of tariffs13
Impact on housing affordability12
Impact on consumer prices5
Monopolistic market practices4
Suitability of safeguard instrument4
Country-specific quota methodology3
Exclusion of canadian imports2
Exclusion of crushed glass products2
Position map
Who stands where on each issue?
Every non-silent position is backed by an excerpt from the comment.
Issues shown
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| Organization | Economic impact of tariffs | Economic impact on small businesses | Economic impact on fabrication industry | Impact on housing affordability | Country-specific quota methodology |
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Affordable Granite & Cabinetry Outlet Inc. BusinessOppose Pete Nieto, the owner of a small countertop fabrication business, opposes the proposed tariffs and quotas on quartz and | · | · | · | · | |
Akerman LLP BusinessSupport James Martin Vanities, a manufacturer and retailer of luxury bathroom vanity cabinets, supports the proposed safeguard r | · | · | · | · | |
American Countertop Manufacturers Council AdvocacySupport The American Countertop Manufacturers Council (ACMC) supports the proposed safeguard remedies but argues for specific mo | · | · | · | · | · |
American Thoracic Society AdvocacySupport The American Thoracic Society, a medical professional organization, urges the U.S. | · | · | · | · | · |
Brazilian Best Granite, Inc (Dbo: Bbg Granite) BusinessOppose BBG Granite, a Virginia-based stone and quartz fabrication company, opposes the proposed increase in tariffs on imported | · | · | · | · | |
Cosentino North America BusinessOther Cosentino North America, a company in the quartz surface products (QSP) industry, argues that the proposed safeguard rem | · | · | · | · | · |
EOS Surfaces, LLC BusinessOppose EOS Surfaces, LLC, a U.S. | · | · | · | · | · |
Global Surfaces FZE BusinessOppose Global Surfaces FZE, a UAE-based producer of quartz surface products, opposes the petitioner's proposed safeguard remedy | · | · | · | · | |
Hyundai L&C Canada, Inc. BusinessSupport Hyundai L&C Canada, Inc. | · | · | · | · | · |
Jaeckle Wholesale, Inc. BusinessOppose Jaeckle Distributors, a regional flooring distributor, opposes the proposed safeguard remedies on imported quartz surfac | · | · | · | · | |
Lotte Chemical California, Inc. BusinessOppose Lotte Chemical California, Inc. | · | · | · | ||
Mountain Aspen Granite BusinessOppose The commenter, representing a small local fabrication business, opposes the proposed tariffs and import restrictions on | · | · | · | · | |
Royal House Manufacture and Investment Joint Stock Company BusinessOppose Royal House Manufacture and Investment Joint Stock Company, a Vietnamese producer of quartz surface products, opposes th | · | · | · | · | |
Save Quartz Jobs AdvocacyOppose The Save Quartz Jobs Coalition, supported by various industry representatives and legal counsel, opposes the imposition | · | · | · | · | |
Sims-Lohman BusinessOppose Joe Kline, President of Sims-Lohman, a large countertop fabricator, opposes the proposed import quotas and tariffs on Qu | · | · | · | · | |
Verona Marble Company, Inc. BusinessOppose Verona Marble Company, Inc., a U.S. | · | · | · | · | · |
Akerman LLP
BusinessSupport
Economic impact of tariffs
American Countertop Manufacturers Council
AdvocacySupport
American Thoracic Society
AdvocacySupport
Brazilian Best Granite, Inc (Dbo: Bbg Granite)
BusinessOppose
Economic impact on small businesses
Cosentino North America
BusinessOther
EOS Surfaces, LLC
BusinessOppose
Global Surfaces FZE
BusinessOppose
Country-specific quota methodology
Hyundai L&C Canada, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Jaeckle Wholesale, Inc.
BusinessOppose
Economic impact on fabrication industry
Lotte Chemical California, Inc.
BusinessOppose
Economic impact of tariffs
Economic impact on fabrication industry
Mountain Aspen Granite
BusinessOppose
Economic impact on small businesses
Royal House Manufacture and Investment Joint Stock Company
BusinessOppose
Impact on housing affordability
Save Quartz Jobs
AdvocacyOppose
Economic impact of tariffs
Sims-Lohman
BusinessOppose
Impact on housing affordability
Verona Marble Company, Inc.
BusinessOppose
3 organization-typed comments could not be identified.
Comments
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- Jun 10, 2026Madhav Surfaces FZEOpposeBusiness📎 Attachment
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.
Read comment → - Jun 10, 2026Global Surfaces FZEOpposeBusiness📎 Attachment
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.
Read comment → - Jun 10, 2026Comment from Government of CanadaOpposeGovernment📎 Attachment
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.
Read comment → - May 20, 2026Comment from European CommissionOpposeGovernment📎 Attachment
The Delegation of the European Union is requesting to appear at a public hearing regarding quartz surface products. They argue that safeguard instruments are inappropriate for addressing circumvention and request that any measures imposed be calibrated to avoid penalizing non-injurious imports from EU Member States.
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