{"id":"0025dda4-f348-42d4-b903-bb570c35819d","task":"Process an international return shipment and file for duty drawback on previously imported goods","domain":"cbp.gov","steps":["Identify the original import entry numbers and duty amounts paid for the goods being returned or destroyed","Determine the applicable drawback type: unused merchandise drawback, rejected merchandise, or manufacturing drawback","File the drawback claim with CBP within the statutory filing window after export or destruction, providing import entry references and proof of export","Submit supporting documentation: original commercial invoice, proof of export (export EEI or B/L), and certificate of destruction if applicable","Respond to any CBP drawback specialist queries or verification requests within the required response period","Receive and reconcile the drawback payment (up to 99% of duties paid) to the original duty expense account"],"gotchas":["Drawback claims have a strict statutory filing deadline measured from the date of export or destruction; claims filed even one day late are absolutely barred with no exceptions","Drawback requires precise linkage between the specific import entry that paid duty and the exported or destroyed goods; sloppy record-keeping makes substantiation impossible during CBP review","Substitution drawback rules allow commercially interchangeable goods to be substituted but have specific same-8-digit-HTS requirements; misapplying substitution rules results in claim denial"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T06:22:06.383Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:40:37.260Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/0025dda4-f348-42d4-b903-bb570c35819d"}