U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that as of Aug. 15 the drawback program and drawback specialists transitioned from the ports of entry to the Centers of Excellence and Expertise. The four drawback offices will be managed out of five Centers and each Center will manage two industries.
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Center of Excellence and Expertise
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Industries
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Apparel, Footwear & Textiles
San Francisco Field Office
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Apparel, Footwear & Textiles
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Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising
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Automotive & Aerospace
Detroit Field Office
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Automotive & Aerospace
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Electronics
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Base Metals
Chicago Field Office
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Base Metals
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Industrial & Manufacturing Materials
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Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals
Houston Field Office
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Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals
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Machinery
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Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals
New York Field Office
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Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals
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Agriculture & Prepared Products
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CBP states that this shift will not result in any changes to the processing of claims, transmission of claims, or submission of ruling and privilege application requests.
Drawback supervisor contact information is available on the Center directory here. Questions concerning the transition should be directed to CEE@cbp.dhs.gov.
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