QUESTION: Not looking for service provider names – just answer to these questions: We are a US manufacturer that currently uses a Third-Party Drawback provider to submit our Duty Drawback Claims on our behalf. We are conducting a Benchmark of third-party drawback claim service providers to determine if we want to continue with our current […]
QUESTION: My company is in the process of filing for drawback on some 5,000 materials that were imported and subsequently exported (Direct ID and Manufacturing Claims). How do the members obtain proof of export for drawback? Do you retain copies of truck, air, and ocean b/l and courier labels when the goods are shipped? Do […]
QUESTION: My company is in the process of filing for drawback on some 5,000 materials that were imported and subsequently exported (Direct ID and Manufacturing Claims). How do the members obtain proof of export for drawback? Do you retain copies of truck, air, and ocean b/l and courier labels when the goods are shipped? Do […]
QUESTION: Our company is working with a consulting firm who is stating that we must gather all related documents (import, export, warehouse etc.) for every line item on a drawback claim. They have also stated that we must also keep a duplicate database to mirror our drawback brokers information. In my outreach to others in […]
QUESTION: Can someone from the ICPA group describe the process to get drawback documentation necessary from your current broker to implement a drawback program? How many hours of preparation for the employee does it involve in the beginning to set it up before the drawback company takes over? How much time will an employee need […]
QUESTION: At this time my company does not participate in the duty drawback program, but now with the increased tariffs on certain items we are looking into the possibility. I have a questions I was hoping to get some feedback. 1) If my company is not the importer of record for the material used in […]
QUESTION: I’m struggling to understand the “lesser of 2 duties” rule, as it applies to the 301 tariffs. It looks like it only applies to mfg drawback. If I import in articles subject to the 301 tariffs, and I export them out in the exact same condition – Can I claim 99% drawback on the […]
QUESTION: 19 U.S. Code § 1862 specifically mentions “imports.” By what authority, then, is the President allowed to ban Drawback? Exports are not mentioned in that section at all. ========== Answers: I think that the question is not whether the president has the authority to “ban” drawback – he is not and he […]
QUESTION: So we have been told by our drawback service provider that there is a limit in ACE of only 5000 lines per drawback filing. We have emailed the ACE Drawback desk for confirmation (I sent two emails without any replies or acknowledgment). Can anyone confirm that – and advise if there is a way […]
QUESTION: Our drawback service provider is claiming the changes with Customs to drawback are causing delays, and as a result they have not filed any claims for us this year. They said the delays were caused by the transition to ACE, and everything is more scrutinized now. They said small typos were going through before, […]
QUESTION: Is it possible to claim duty drawback on inventory losses and/or shrinkage? Say we import 100 gallons of juice, and go to export that same inventory, but only get 98 out of pipeline. What happens to the duty on the 2 gallons? Can it be claimed? ========== Answer: No, the remaining 2 gallons cannot […]
QUESTION: We have been challenged to find cost savings and are trying to determine if the UK has a duty drawback program in place similar to the one in the US. The UK has an excise duty drawback system that allows companies to claim back duty on goods that are exported and not consumed in the UK. […]
