( July 31, 2026, 16:40 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: President Donald Trump signed an executive order implementing on Aug. 15 a tariff rate quota on quartz surface products for four years, with exemptions for Australia; Canada; Mexico; countries within the Dominican Republic-Central America-US Free Trade Agreement; or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, along with Colombia, Israel, Jordan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Singapore. Other exemptions include developing countries that do not exceed 3 percent in subject imports or a total global share of 9 percent. The tariffs start at 25 percent and 50 percent, depending on the product, but the rates decline by a few percentage points in phases over the four years.Executive order below:...
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