Quartz importers press Commerce for ‘grace’ over late filing with weighty impact

U.S. importers are urging the Commerce Department to re-evaluate its calculation of dumping margins on quartz surface products from India after a late filing -- by several hours -- from one exporter in a review of antidumping duty orders led to a preliminary rate that could result in steep retroactive duties on dozens of companies. During a hearing late last month, attorneys for the importers took Commerce to task for what they described as the department’s “unreasonable” application of adverse...