Duty Drawback & Tariff Refund Guide
Plain-English guide to 19 CFR Part 190, ACE filing, CBP Form 7553, the drawback privilege application, and the new IEEPA/CAPE refund pathway.
$147
How It Works
Educational Guides Built From 18 Years in International Freight — Not Consulting Services.
Complex Cargo Intel sells self-serve digital guides on duty drawback, IEEPA/CAPE tariff refunds, ACE self-filing, and breakbulk & project-cargo compliance. It is not a consulting firm, a filing service, or a licensed customs broker.
The Model
Buy the guide. Read it. Apply it.
Every product on this site is a downloadable PDF you buy once and keep forever. There are no strategy calls, no audits, no retainers, no client engagements — and no upsell into any paid service relationship. When a matter requires broker filing or company-specific advice, we point you to a licensed customs broker.
Why this matters
The author holds a full-time VP role at an international freight forwarder. To avoid any conflict of interest with that employer, Complex Cargo Intel provides educational content only. Nothing on this site is legal advice or customs-broker advice.
The Ladder
Six Guides. One Recovery Ladder.
Self-Filer ACE/ABI Setup Guide
For importers who've decided to self-file. ABI filer code, service bureau selection, CBP testing, realistic 8–10 week timeline.
$247
Breakbulk & Project Cargo Compliance Playbook
Classification and compliance for oversized, project, and charter cargo — a segment no other guide covers.
$147
Manufacturing Drawback Package
19 U.S.C. 1313(a): General vs. Specific rulings, BOM & formula records, abstract vs. schedule methods, Appendix B sample.
$87
Unused Merchandise Drawback Package
§190.31 direct ID and §190.32 substitution: 8-digit HTS matching, Certificate of Delivery, Form 7553 timing, common denials.
$87
All Six Guides Bundled
Product A plus both drawback deep-dives at a discount. The full ladder in one purchase.
$247
Educational content only. Not legal or customs-broker advice. Confirm current requirements directly with CBP or a licensed customs broker before filing.