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CBP fixes drawback system error that had blocked claims on two Section 301 tariff codes
CBP corrected a August 12, 2026 update to the FD07 drawback validations that had wrongly disallowed drawback for HTSUS 9903.05.01 (Section 301 duties on Brazil products) and 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 (Section 301 forced labor import duties). CBP confirms these classifications are drawback eligible and has updated the Drawback Error Dictionary in ACE ABI CATAIR accordingly. This affects importers and filers submitting drawback claims involving these HTSUS codes.
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This is a system correction, not a change in drawback policy: these HTSUS codes were always meant to be drawback eligible. We file drawback claims involving these classifications using the corrected FD07 validations now in production. Clients who had drawback claims rejected for these codes between August 12, 2026 and this correction should ask us to review and resubmit them.
CBP Blocked Drawback on Certain Section 301 Duties from Brazil and Forced Labor Goods
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.
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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.
CBP Made Certain Drawback Bond Errors Fatal, Removing Accelerated Payment
CBP announced that on June 16, 2026 it deployed updates to drawback bond validations in ACE, changing several error codes from informational to fatal. A fatal error removes Accelerated Payment from a drawback claim. The message listed specific codes affected, including invalid or inactive surety and bond numbers, bond insufficiency, and bonds outside their effective period.
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We file duty drawback claims for clients and depend on accurate, active bond information to avoid these fatal errors. At the time, this change meant that a bond problem on a claim would automatically remove Accelerated Payment rather than just flag it. Clients do not need to take action on this notice itself, but later CSMS messages may have adjusted these validations, so clients should ask us about the current status of any pending drawback claim.
CBP routed drawback claims to the Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Minerals Center starting April 22, 2026
CBP announced that drawback claims transmitted in ACE are routed directly to the Petroleum, Natural Gas and Minerals Center (PNGM Center) effective April 22, 2026. The drawback program and Drawback Specialists were consolidated under this center on October 6, 2025. Claims are assigned to Team FDK and routed internally to a drawback specialist team based on the first character of the importer of record. Claims, privilege applications, and paper claims filed before April 21, 2026 stay with the office that originally received them.
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This message set new internal CBP routing for drawback claims and gave specific email contacts by importer of record letter, which applied from April 22, 2026 onward. We file drawback claims through ACE as required and this change affects how CBP processes them internally, not how we submit them. Clients with open drawback claims or questions about which CBP office now handles their case should ask us to confirm the current routing for their entries.
CBP added new ACE error checks for Section 232 drawback claims on auto parts
CBP announced it deployed two new ACE error validations for drawback claims on April 21, 2026. The FD12 error flags 1313(a) or 1313(b) claims dated before November 1, 2025. The FD13 error flags claims that lack both the Section 232 HTS number and the Chapter 1-97 HTS number, or that claim more than is available on the entry summary line, for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts and Automobile Parts from South Korea.
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This affects drawback claims we file under 19 U.S.C. 1313(a) and 1313(b) that involve Section 232 duties on these vehicle and auto parts. We report both the eligible Section 232 HTS number and the Chapter 1-97 HTS number, and confirm claim dates and amounts, to avoid these ACE errors. Clients filing drawback on these products should ask us to review their claims against these validations, since we have no information that later CSMS messages changed this.
CBP added ACE checks for Section 232 auto and truck parts drawback claims
CBP said two new ACE error validations for drawback claims under 1313(a) and 1313(b) were deployed to the ACE test environment on March 17, 2026. The validations support Proclamation 10984 on medium and heavy duty vehicles, vehicle parts and buses. They flag claims dated before November 1, 2025, claims missing both the eligible Section 232 HTS number and the Chapter 1 to 97 HTS number, or claims that exceed the money available on the entry summary line. CBP said these validations would move to the production ACE environment on April 21, 2026.
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We file duty drawback claims for clients, including claims tied to Section 232 tariffs on auto and truck parts. This message describes validations CBP added to catch incomplete or overclaimed drawback claims under 1313(a) and 1313(b). The production deployment date in the message has already passed, so clients with pending or planned drawback claims on these goods should ask us to review their claim data for the required HTS numbers and amounts.
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