On June 16, 2026, CBP deployed updates to Drawback bond validations. These updates changed the errors from Informational (I) to Fatal (F). As a reminder, an Accelerated Payment (AP) is removed from the claim if a Fatal error is generated. 

The following error codes were updated to a Fatal error: 

003: Invalid or Inactive Surety Code 

004: Inactive or Terminated Bond 

008: Not Authorized Accelerated PMT (AP) 

082: Invalid Bond Number 

124: Bond Detail Not Allowed Bond Waived 

125: Not eligible to Waive Bond 

285: Invalid Bond Type Status 

286: Invalid Bond Designation 

287: Bond Insufficient 

144: AP Not Allowed Pending Ruling or Pending CID 

566: Bond not in Effective Period 

589: Surety CD Mismatch for Drawback Bond 

For additional guidance, please refer to the Drawback Error Dictionary in the “Supporting Documents” section of the CATAIR at ACE Automated Broker Interface (ABI) CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR). 

For questions, please contact OTDrawback@cbp.dhs.gov or your Client Representative.