CBP Blocked Drawback on Certain Section 301 Duties from Brazil and Forced Labor Goods
CBP title: Notice of Update to Drawback Error Dictionary Validations for FD07
What did CBP announce?
CBP announced that on August 12, 2026, it deployed updates to the FD07 drawback validations. The update disallows drawback claims for HTSUS 9903.05.01 (Section 301 duties on certain products from Brazil) and 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 (Section 301 forced labor import duties). CBP pointed filers to the Drawback Error Dictionary in the CATAIR for further guidance.
What is Allied's position?
We file drawback claims through ACE, which applies CBP's FD07 validations. Since this update, claims that include HTSUS 9903.05.01 or 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 are rejected by the system. Clients with pending or planned drawback claims involving these classifications should ask us to review their entries for impact.
General information, not legal advice.
What does the CBP message say?
On August 12, 2026, CBP deployed updates to the validations for FD07 to disallow drawback for HTSUS classifications 9903.05.01 associated with Section 301 Duties on Certain Products from Brazil and 9903.05.20–9903.05.84 associated with Section 301 Forced Labor Import Duties.
For additional guidance, please refer to the Drawback Error Dictionary in the “Supporting Documents” section of the CATAIR at ACE Automated Broker Interface (ABI) CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) (https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/catair).
For questions, please contact OTDrawback@cbp.dhs.gov (mailto:OTDrawback@cbp.dhs.gov) or your Client Representative.
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