Food that was denied entry but can be reconditioned to meet FDA requirements isn't prohibited merchandise, so it isn't eligible for a refund if it's exported or destroyed, CBP said in a recent ruling.
Drawback
A duty drawback is a refund by CBP of the duties, taxes, or fees paid on imported goods, which were imposed upon importation. More broadly, a drawback also includes the refund or remission of other excise taxes pursuant to other provisions of law. CBP's duty drawback scheme under the Customs Act of 1962 allows exporters to receive a refund on customs duties they paid on imported products that are then used or incorporated into other products for export or remain unused until importation.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP will deploy enhancements to drawback functionality in ACE on Jan. 21. These enhancements pertain to petroleum superfund tax certification indicators and validations of oil spill tax and petroleum Superfund tax claims.
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.
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee for CBP holds its next quarterly meeting Dec. 11 remotely and in person in Washington, D.C., at 1 p.m. EST, CBP said in a notice. Comments are due by Dec. 6.
CBP has defined two dates for when the agency expects to deploy ACE enhancements related to steel melt and pour country reporting and when CBP hopes to implement Phase 3 of the Section 232 trade remedy on aluminum smelt, according to CBP's ACE development schedule for November.
As CBP ramps up its focus on ACE interoperability in the run-up to the start of development of ACE 2.0, an agency official outlined five goods that could benefit from improved integration: e-cigarettes, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics and automotive goods.
CBP will centralize drawback functions under one Center of Excellence and Expertise, the agency said in a Sept. 25 cargo systems message.
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A subgroup of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee laid out eight recommendations for how to beef up communications among CBP's Centers of Excellence and Expertise, brokers and other trade entities amid growing pressures at CBP to be vigilant over forced labor, antidumping and other threats.