Embossing and foil labeling operations don't constitute a use or materially change the goods, and such products are therefore eligible for unused merchandise drawback and in the same condition for the purpose of claiming drawback under USMCA, CBP determined in a recent ruling.
Oren Dennett
Oren Dennett, Assistant Editor, International Trade Today and its sister publications Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. He covers the U.S. International Trade Commission and Customs and Border Protection. He previously worked as an Army officer at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Fort Myer, Virginia. Oren graduated with a degree in International History and Russian Language from the United States Military Academy in 2019 and lives in Washington, D.C. He joined Warren Communications News in 2024.
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