CSMS #45792120 - Delay of Accelerated Payment (AP) for USMCA Drawback Claims

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CSMS #45792120 - Delay of Accelerated Payment (AP) for USMCA Drawback Claims

USMCA Drawback Update:

Claimants with Accelerated Payment (AP) privileges will not be able to obtain AP on USMCA Drawback claims until all of the applicable regulations are implemented (however, claims filed under NAFTA and same condition drawback will remain eligible for AP).
Once the initial USMCA Drawback technical changes are deployed into ACE, claimants should submit their USMCA Drawback claims without the AP indicator in ACE, even if they are approved for AP. If the claimant transmits a USMCA Drawback claim through ACE containing the AP indicator, prior to the effective date of the USMCA regulations, the claim will be accepted but AP will be removed from the claim and this informational message will be returned: “I587-NO AP UNTIL USMCA REGS EFFECTIVE.” Please note a future CSMS message will announce when applicable regulations are implemented and AP eligible claims can be resubmitted with the AP indicator for USMCA Drawback.
As USMCA Drawback claims are accepted in ACE, all USMCA Drawback claims processing will be on hold pending the implementation of the USMCA Drawback regulations.
Once the regulations are fully implemented, eligible claimants will be able to receive AP on USMCA Drawback claims filed during the interim period by requesting CBP to return claims to Trade Control and then re-transmitting the USMCA Drawback claim with the AP indicator.
Drawback claims that do not have AP privileges will be processed normally (liquidated and paid in the ordinary course of business) after the USMCA Drawback regulations are fully implemented.
Please reference CSMS#43227909, CSMS#45198584 and the USMCA information fact sheet: https://www.cbp.gov/document/fact-sheets/usmca-fact-sheet-drawback-and-duty-deferral-program for more information on USMCA Drawback.

For any questions regarding this update, please contact the following:

Policy questions: Drawback: OTDRAWBACK@cbp.dhs.gov

Technical questions: Entry Summary and Revenue: ESAR@cbp.dhs.gov

Drawback Policy Website: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/entry-summary/drawback-overview

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