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2 in-depth guidesHTS classification: how to classify an import, and where AI helps
How a 10-digit code is built, the six rules applied in order with a worked example, CBP rulings, what misclassification costs, and where AI helps.
- GRIs
- CROSS rulings
- Penalties
- AI
How duty drawback works: recover up to 99% of the duties you’ve paid
Who qualifies, the three claim types, substitution, the five-year window, which 2026 duties can come back, and why most importers never claim.
- Substitution
- 5-year window
- 2026 eligibility
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Drawback, refunds and tariffs
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Section 301 duty drawbackChina tariffs are drawback-eligible. How to recover up to 99% on goods you export or destroy.Read →
Section 232 duty drawbackWhat is and isn’t recoverable under the Section 232 proclamations.Read →
How to choose duty drawback softwareWhat the software must do, how the options differ, what it costs, and when a full-service broker is the better fit.Read →
Duty drawback providers comparedEight providers compared by what each is best for, with the criteria stated first and no ranking.Read →
Trade UpdatesU.S. tariff and trade-compliance changes from the Federal Register, HTS revisions and rulings, updated daily.Read →
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