Tips and Strategies To Maximize Duty Drawback Claims
To maximize duty drawbacks, you need a well-planned strategy. Here are some tips to help your business get started.
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Types of Tariffs – Section 201, Section 232, & Section 301
Tariffs continue to play a significant role in shaping global trade and influencing the cost structures of U.S. importers and exporters. From Section 201 safeguard measures to Section 232 national security tariffs and the broad reach of Section 301 actions, understanding how these programs work and where duty drawback may apply is essential. This article provides a clear overview of the major U.S. tariff mechanisms, their scope, and their potential implications for businesses engaged in international trade. (Updated: February 3, 2026)
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Ask the Experts: Answering Your Top Duty Drawback Questions
Asking the right questions before choosing a freight forwarding company helps ensure the optimal handling of your goods — both in terms of…
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Duty Drawback Deadlines: Understanding the Five-Year Rule Before Refunds Expire
Duty drawback deadlines are governed by a strict five-year statutory window. Learn how the five-year rule affects tariff refunds and how to prevent recoverable duties from expiring.
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Excise Tax Refunds Under Duty Drawback
Excise taxes paid on imported goods may be recoverable through duty drawback when those goods are later exported or destroyed. This article explains how excise tax refunds work under drawback law, what changed under TFTEA, and what recent court decisions mean for importers.
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Retail Returns and Duty Drawback
When beginning a duty drawback program, it is necessary to consider the best type of drawback for the specific situation each claimant is…
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Section 301 Duties Update – The End of Exclusions
Many industries are staring at a large increase in their product costs this week, as the first wave of temporary exclusions is set to expire on Friday, with an additional group of them set to expire in later September. Thus far there has been no indication that the government will be extending any exclusions- and importers will be stuck on the hook for these increases.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): JMR Continues On
JM Rodgers has been hard at work for the last few months remotely, with all of our staff able to work safely sheltered at home. In this time we have been able to maintain a healthy and well-provided-for workforce, still able to offer the same level of service and attention to our clients.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Slow down of business provides time to pursue Duty Drawback
Volatility is hitting worldwide markets in the face of the global pandemic, leading to uncertain presents and futures for many companies. Primarily, companies are looking out for their bottom line and trying to find ways to add to it in the face of economic instability.
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What to know about Direct Identification
There are a few different ways that imports and exports can be matched for a duty drawback refund, depending on the specifics of each individual company’s supply chain. Today I want to introduce direct Identification drawback- a method where a claimant must trace products all the way from import through exports and cannot simply substitute similar products on a part number or HTS code.
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Data in Duty Drawback
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. Duty drawback is all about data in duty drawback. For many years now,…
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Lists 4A & 4B of the China Tariffs
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. In only a few weeks, new tariffs will go into place under what…
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): The Trade War Rages On.
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. The trade war rages on. In an unexpected move, President Trump announced last…
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Common Questions About Drawback
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. With seemingly no end in sight to the new tariffs, more and more…
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Letter From CEO: Next Wave Of Tariffs
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. A little over a week ago the trade community was thrown into what…
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China Levies Retaliatory Tariffs On US Goods
At the close of April, it looked like the US and China were well on their way to establishing a trade deal that…
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How Foreign Trade Zones and Duty Drawback Work Together
Many importers assume that if they utilize a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), duty drawback becomes unnecessary. In reality, both programs can effectively complement…
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Final TFTEA Regulation and the Top 10 Points You Need to Know!
Last week, due to their court-imposed deadline, CBP released the final Duty Drawback Regulations (Modernized Drawback). These regulations institute the new processes for…
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301 Tariffs & Duty Drawback
Across the country, thousands of importers are dealing with the cost impact that new “section 301” tariffs have brought to their bottom line….
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Section 301 Tariffs – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly – And How to Survive
The Trade Act of 1974 promotes the development of an open, nondiscriminatory, and fair world economic system to stimulate fair and free competition…
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Understanding the Basics of Classification
If you work at a business that is contemplating or currently involved in the import of goods to the United States, then you…
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The Importance of Accurate Record Keeping in Import/Export
While accurate record keeping might seem an obvious goal for companies with an international supply chain, it remains astonishing how many millions of…
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Let J.M. Rodgers Find Your Drawback Match!
We Collect the Drawback Data…You Get the Refund! Each week I have been writing to you to give you updates about the changes…
