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Section 301 duty drawback guide

Section 301 Duty Drawback: Recover China Tariffs on Exports (2026)

Section 301 duties are drawback eligible. How to claim them, and the rules that cap the refund.

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Global Trade

Duty drawback accounting guide

Duty Drawback Accounting: Journal Entries and GAAP Treatment

Where the drawback refund goes on your books, when to book it, and the journal entries.

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Global Trade

CBP Form 3078 guide

CBP Form 3078: Application for a CBP Identification Card

Form 3078 gets workers the CBP ID card they need to handle goods still in customs custody.

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Global Trade

CBP Form 7552 guide

CBP Form 7552: The Drawback Delivery Certificate and What Replaced It

CBP retired Form 7552 in 2019. Here is the transfer record that replaced it.

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Global Trade

CBP Form 7553 guide

CBP Form 7553: Notice of Intent to Export or Destroy for Drawback

Form 7553 tells CBP you'll export or destroy drawback goods. Here are the deadlines.

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IEEPA

CAPE Phase 3 IEEPA tariff refunds

CAPE Phase 3: Who Can File for IEEPA Refunds on October 6

CAPE Phase 3 opens October 6 for finally liquidated IEEPA entries. Here is who can file.

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Global Trade

CBP Form 7501: The Entry Summary, Line by Line

The 7501 sets classification, value, and duty on every import. Here is what each part controls.

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Global Trade

CBP Form 3461: Entry/Immediate Delivery Explained

Form 3461 gets cargo released. What it declares, how it ties to the 7501, and where errors start.

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Global Trade

CBP Form 19: How to File a Customs Protest (180-Day Deadline)

CBP Form 19 challenges a liquidation or CBP decision. You get 180 days from liquidation to file.

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IEEPA

IEEPA tariff refunds and the CAPE system

IEEPA Tariff Refunds and the CAPE System: Everything U.S. Importers Need to Know

Learn how U.S. importers can claim refunds for invalidated IEEPA tariffs using the CAPE system.

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Global Trade

The $54.4M trade compliance lesson

The $54.4M Compliance Lesson

Manual compliance checks are no longer enough to protect your business.

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Global Trade

AI turning complex BOMs into duty drawback revenue

The Billion-Line Barrier: How AI Turns Your Toughest BOMs into Duty Drawback Revenue

When your BOM is thousands of lines, manual drawback reconciliation fails. Here's how AI solves it.

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Global Trade

Duty-free exemptions on civil aircraft parts

Don't Let Your Duty-Free Exemptions Fly Under the Radar

New duty-free exemptions on civil aircraft parts could save your business thousands.

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Global Trade

Why you need AI for fast compliant duty drawback

Why You Need AI For Fast, Compliant Duty Drawback

AI rebuilds the entire drawback workflow for faster, smarter refunds.

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Global Trade

Duty drawback export documentation best practices

Duty Drawback Export Documentation: Painful Mistakes, Proven Fixes, and 7 Ways to Get It Right

Avoid common errors and learn 7 proven ways to perfect duty drawback export documentation.

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Global Trade

The three core duty drawback programs

The Three Core Duty Drawback Programs

The three core U.S. duty drawback types—Manufacturing, Unused Merchandise, and Rejected Merchandise.

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Global Trade

Getting the most from AI duty drawback

How to Get the Most from AI Drawback

How to combine AI with human oversight when adopting an AI drawback platform.

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Global Trade

Unlocking duty drawback beginner's guide

Duty Drawback: What It Is, Who Qualifies, and How to Claim It (2026)

Who qualifies, what you can recover, the deadlines, and how a drawback claim becomes a refund.

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