Tag: CBP Forms

  • Drawback Accelerated Payment Program

    Drawback accelerated payment program. Prior approval requirements, bond requirements, faster cycle time, when to use.

  • Drawback Bond Requirements

    Drawback bond requirements. Continuous drawback bond vs. single transaction bond. Bond sizing, surety underwriting, cost.

  • Drawback Successor in Interest in M&A

    Drawback successor in interest after M&A. Stock vs asset purchase, assignee designation, drawback rights transfer.

  • Drawback for Goods That Left an FTZ

    Drawback eligibility for goods that entered U.S. consumption from a Foreign Trade Zone. Treatment, documentation, common configurations.

  • Drawback Common Errors

    Common drawback claim errors leading to CBP rejection. Documentation gaps, lot identification, time limits, substitution failures.

  • CBP Form 28 Response Guide

    How to respond to CBP Form 28 (CF28) information requests. Timing, content, common requests, escalation risk.

  • CBP Form 29 Response Guide

    How to respond to CBP Form 29 (CF29) Notice of Action. Rate changes, importer response, protest rights.

  • Customs Recordkeeping Requirements

    19 U.S.C. § 1508 customs recordkeeping requirements. Records covered, retention periods, storage formats, audit access.

  • CF-28 vs CF-29: What 2025 CBP Enforcement Signals About 2026 Priorities

    Executive Overview: The Data-Driven Enforcement Shift The US Customs and Border Protection agency’s enforcement activity in 2025 demonstrated a measurable shift toward analytics-driven targeting and fact-intensive verification. CBP issued increasing volumes of CF-28 forms (Customs Form 28, used for fact-finding requests seeking additional information about shipments) and CF-29 forms (Customs Form 29, used for claim…

  • ACE Entry Summary Preparation

    ACE entry summary preparation. Self-filing vs broker filing. Required data elements. Common errors.