CBP is extending the comment period until April 30 on an existing information collection related to the drawback process regulations, it said in a notice. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the information collected and a decrease of the estimated burden hours associated with the collection.
Drawback
A duty drawback is a refund by CBP of the duties, taxes, or fees paid on imported goods, which were imposed upon importation as prescribed in 19 U.S.C. 1313(d). More broadly, a drawback also includes the refund or remission of other excise taxes pursuant to other provisions of law.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 19-25:
CBP on March 26 released a new version of its interim guidance on drawback claims filed under new Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFTEA) procedures. Changes in this third version include a new policy that entry summary documents for imports affected by CBP’s “mixed claims” policy do not need to be included in the required document image system (DIS) upload, as was required by the original policy guidance, but may be required for verification. The latest version also clarifies that claims will not be rejected if they do not comply with the “first filed” rule, but that claims that do not comply may be liquidated with no refund, “depending on how the rule is implemented in the final regulations.” Claim amounts may require modifications if there is a violation of the first filed rule, and the modification may be reversed when the claim is perfected, if the final regulations do not implement the first filed rule, CBP said in the updated interim guidance.
Several drawback filers and importers on March 23 filed a court challenge of CBP’s new policies on drawback procedures under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act. They say CBP violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it changed drawback requirements via a guidance document issued in February without allowing for notice and comment on what amount to regulatory changes.
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP may face a legal challenge of its decision not to allow accelerated payment on drawback claims filed under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act until it issues its TFTEA drawback regulations (see 1801260036), said a customs lawyer and a drawback consultant speaking during the International Trade Update conference on March 9 in Washington.
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
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CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: