Plain-English guides to the duty drawback program, regulatory updates on Section 301, 232, and IEEPA, customer stories, and notes on how we build. No jargon for its own sake.
The US refunds 99% of the duties on goods you import and later export — but most companies never claim it. Here's how the program works, what the five drawback types cover, and how to tell in an afternoon whether you're sitting on a refund.
Read the primerDirect ID, substitution, manufacturing, unused, rejected — a field guide to telling them apart on your own data.
The § 301 tariffs are fully eligible across all five drawback types — yet they're the most commonly left on the table. Why, and how to fix it.
Steel and aluminum § 232 duties are recoverable by direct identification only. We walk through where the line sits and why.
They assumed they were too small for drawback. Five years of entries said otherwise. A look at the run, line by line.
19 USC § 1313(r) gives you five years from import to filing. What that means in practice, and how to triage lots before they expire.
The IEEPA landscape keeps shifting. Here's our current read on eligibility — and how we surface every excluded duty in your report.
The 99% factor applies to more than tariffs. A short guide to the processing and harbor fees that ride along with your claim.
How one customs brokerage uses whitelabel estimates to serve clients it couldn't profitably touch before.
Every dollar in an estimate links to a line, a calc, and a statute. A look at the audit trail we build behind each number.
Occasional notes on § 301 / § 232 / IEEPA changes and new guides. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
