Protests/Petitions

Protests/Petitions

  • Filing an IEEPA Refund Protest

    Question: For those that have successfully filed protests of your liquidated entries with IEEPA duties: What was the explanation you gave? Is it enough to state we’re filing to have the entries reliquidated to remove the IEEPA tariffs? What type of supporting documentation did you provide? We currently have just a handful of liquidated IEEPA […]

  • IEEPA refund process

    Question: Does anyone have a link to the final CIT verdict regarding the constitutionality of the IEEPA duties Trump imposed last year?Can importers that paid the additional duties assessed under the IEEPA apply for refunds?  Is there a link to that process? Answer 1: A link to the case is here:  https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_4gcj.pdfThis is only a […]

  • Filed Protests on Liquidations

    Question: Per the overall recommendations from the industry and legal experts, I have been filing Protests for liquidated entries to “keep them open and eligible” for the IEEPA refunds.  Yesterday, I saw that CBP has placed a large number of my recent protests in “suspended” status.  They did not put all of the protests in […]

  • IEEPA Tariff Protests

    Question: We have some entries that are nearing 180 days after liquidation which had IEEPA tariffs applied. Given the order this last Friday from the CIT judge we believe we should file protective protests for these entries. We are wondering if anyone knows if these types of protests should be accelerated protests or not?We’re not […]

  • PSCs and amended 7501s

    Question: So, we have to submit an amended 7501 with our PSCs.  What happens if the PSC isn’t approved?  We cancel the amended entry in favor of the original one? Answer 1: I think that it depends on the nature of the errors, but the original “uncorrected” entry stands.  There can be several reasons why […]

  • Protest to Extend Liquidation Out

    Question: What wording has anyone used, when filing a Protest to extend the Liquidation dates out, pending the IEEPA litigation?   Did you submit any attachments? Answer 1: No, i did not add any attachments. Was hoping for some responses. Answer 2: You can you file a protest only *after* liquidation

  • Question about application for further review of protest

    Question: When filing a protest in ACE, when is it recommended to check the box for Application for Further Review (AFR)?  Would it be recommended when filing a protest for the IEEPA tariffs? Answer 1: Don’t ask for an AFR unless you both qualify for it and need it. There’s no 30-day issuance target with […]

  • Protests

    Question: We are a broker, and an importer has requested we file protests for about 500-600 entries due to a positive binding ruling.  Most filed by integrators. We submitted the protest using a very detailed spreadsheet with entry number, original duty, revised duty, amended commercial invoice and a copy of the bonding ruling. CBP has […]

  • Protests

    Question: We just received a binding ruling for our product, which took over a year. We have a lot of entries that have liquidated, are within the 180 days do will be filing a protest. My question for the group is if there is any avenue or recourse to take for those liquidated entries over […]

  • E-Petition

    Question: My company recently received a liquidated damages case, and in the LD we were advised we may submit our petition electronically through the e-Petition platform at http://epet.cbp.dhs.gov.   Has anyone used this platform for filing a petition rather than submitting paper to the FP&F office?   I like my paper records, but also not opposed to […]

  • Protesting Classification & Duty Owed

    Question: I’ve got a situation where my company made a prior disclosure, but the broker failed to make the classification changes for a few months subsequent to the disclosure period. Then the broker forgot to file the PSCs to make the correction. Currently, the only option is to protest them or make a prior disclosure. […]

  • Void Protest Denial

    Question: Hello! I filed a Protest in ACE and it was denied with a very vague response as to why, stating there was “no documentation provided to substantiate a change in value.” I filed a Void Protest Denial within 20 days of receiving the notice that my Protest was denied and emailed the reviewing Customs […]