QUESTION: I have a question that I am hoping you can help me with or guide me in the right direction. We had a product that was inspected and held by the CPSC upon entry with a stop sale being issued. After much consideration and reviewing the requirements to make the product conform to the […]
QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership use specific drawback language in their contracts to ensure domestic customers provide transfer of rights and export documents, as well as for routed exports for international customers? We have issues with customers and the customer’s freight forwarders providing documentation and was wondering the best way to hold them accountable. ************** Answers: You […]
QUESTION: We are in the process of preparing our first claim to CBP since our approval to participate in Duty Drawback and have hit a wall with what is acceptable to CBP to show proof on Express Courier shipments. After reading CFR reg. § 190.72 Proof of exportation and § 190.73 Electronic proof of exportation […]
QUESTION: According to 19 CFR § 191.91 an importer can request a waiver of prior notice of intent to export. My question is can this request cover prior exports where no notice was provided or must it be for prospective exports? =========== Answers: Your Drawback application should include 2 waivers. A one-time waiver of prior […]
QUESTION: According to 19 CFR § 191.91 an importer can request a waiver of prior notice of intent to export. My question is can this request cover prior exports where no notice was provided or must it be for prospective exports? =========== Answers: Your Drawback application should include 2 waivers. A one-time waiver of prior […]
QUESTION: Our company is closing a location in Canada and moving the production to the USA. What import and export data elements are required to file Duty Drawback claims. For instance, HTS number, UOM, Quantity, etc.? Documentation required for import: 7501, PO, commercial invoice, and packing list. Documentation required for export: Export BOL, commercial invoice, […]
QUESTION: We are wanting to add some duty drawback language in our contracts and would like some suggestions on what others are doing as far as the language, etc. This would also include customers who export the goods and we would like to have transfer of rights. ************* Answers: If you have a D/B program or […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Do I have to have a completed CF 7553, NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXPORT, DESTROY OR RETURN MERCHANDISE FOR PURPOSES OF DRAWBACK, when filing a drawback? The ACE BUSINESS RULES AND PROCESS DOCUMENT says: The following, amongst other information as specified in the draft CATAIR, must be provided […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: We might have some bad products that are not sellable that we’ve paid significant amounts of duties on. If we deem certain things as obsolete/ not sellable (and show that we destroy the products) is there any way to get credits back for all the customs / duty […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: We are experiencing a considerable amount of challenges to filing drawback for CA and MX exports with the changes under TFTEA and USMCA now in effect. We applied for and received approval for Rejected (retail) merchandise drawback since we allow returns of merchandise back into inventory for sale […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: We import product for consumption into the US from China and pay all duties. We store in our building and when asked, we sell, and export to Canada and Mexico. We do nothing else to the product after it is imported into the US. We have all evidence […]
QUESTION: Is it necessary to have the B3 and Pedimento on file to prove the import of an item I am claiming unused drawback? ========== Answers: For unused merchandise drawback when export was to Canada, we require the B3 as there is no AES filing to use for proof of export.For export to Mexico, if […]
