Section 301 duty refund and recovery options. Exclusion approvals, drawback, protest filings.

Introduction: Compliance Is Not the Same as Oversight There is a persistent misconception in the U.S. importing community that having a customs broker handle entry filings is equivalent to having a compliance program. It is not. Most U.S. importers are not willfully non-compliant. They are, however, operating without meaningful oversight of the customs processes executed…
When to file drawback vs refund (CAPE, protest, PSC). Decision matrix by entry type and import circumstances.
Auto industry tariff strategy for OEMs and Tier 1/2/3 suppliers. USMCA, Section 232 auto, EV battery content, cross-border flow.
Pharma industry tariff strategy. Section 232 pharma effective July 31, branded vs generics, USMCA on Mexican pharma.
MedTech industry tariff strategy. Section 232 MedTech investigation, FDA-CBP coordination, USMCA on Mexican MedTech.
Apparel industry tariff strategy. First Sale for Export, Section 301 China apparel, CAFTA-DR, Vietnam origin.
Electronics industry tariff strategy. Section 301 China, Section 122, semiconductor 232 outlook, Vietnam shifts.
Wine and spirits tariff strategy. Chapter 22 classification, FET, country-specific scenarios, USMCA on Canadian wine.
Coffee industry tariff strategy. HTS Chapter 9 classification, Section 122, country-specific origins, specialty vs commercial.