Question: I have analyzed the raw materials purchased outside of the EU which are further used in the production of the finished products that are subsequently sold to the non-EU clients. As a result I selected one raw material which accounts for the highest re-export volume (part of the finished product) to the non-EU clients. […]
Question: Situation: I work for a US company with a subsidiary in Mexico (via a Maquiladora). Our Mexico subsidiary is an electronics contract manufacturer. The Mexico subsidiary is considering shipping (automotive design-specific) sub-assemblies to Brazil where the sub assemblies would be integrated into automotive assemblies. To qualify for the ALADI program – free […]
Question: I am looking for some input from members who operate a Foreign Trade Zone and apply for duty drawback on shipments that leave the zone. I am wondering how you go about recovering HMF ************* Answers: Per CFR 191.3 Harbor Maintenance Fees are not eligible for drawback.
Question: Do any members currently file drawback claims directly with one of the four CBP Drawback Center locations ? If you do handle your drawback program in this method, do you complete the drawback paperwork (CF-7551 and all supporting documentation) and provide it to your customs broker to file, or do you file all of […]
Question: Does anyone can share procedure regarding export from FTZ to Canada / Caribbean without paying duty? The former department head opted to continue filing drawback even when our site became a Foreign Trade Zone. The management now had asked me to implement a process in order that our company no longer uses duty drawback. […]
Question: We have some merchandise (mostly bags of man-made textiles) that were made in China and we imported. Sales of this merchandise are not going well and we are considering selling it to our sister company in Mexico. Would our relationship impact a drawback claim? Does anyone know the duty rate of bags going into […]
Question: We have some merchandise (mostly bags of man-made textiles) that were made in China and we imported. Sales of this merchandise are not going well and we are considering selling it to our sister company in Mexico. Would our relationship impact a drawback claim? Does anyone know the duty rate of bags going into […]
Question: I am evaluating whether filing drawback will be worth it or not for us. We sell and ship items to Canada that we have imported from China. Most of our shipments to Canada are informal entries (under $2500). Collectively these shipments may add up to a savings for us if we file drawback. We […]
Question: What key document, among all of the documents is the “golden ticket” to prove to US Customs that the items originally imported into the US have been exported and as such is evidence that for unused or manufacturing drawback, the proof required is compliant? ************* ANSWERS: Purchase Order Bill of Lading, Air Way Bill […]
Question: The company I work for is a subsidiary of a parent company. The parent company had imported raw material, which duty had been paid on its importation into the U.S. My company, the subsidiary of the parent company, had exported domestic (U.S. origin) raw material that is commercially interchangeable with the raw material that […]
Question: Our company files duty drawback 24 months from the time of export. We continue to try and shorten this timeline and ideally would like to be at 12-18 months out. We have processes in place to handle returned goods that have not yet been claimed for drawback and will be returned to inventory. These […]
Question: Please advise the best import method for this scenario. We import Chassis that will be made into lunch trucks. The auto parts will be imported from overseas and will be used in the production of a final product. The final product will be exported in to the country that the parts came […]
