Drawback Transition to the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Minor Revision)

CSMS #49065924 - Drawback Transition to the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Minor Revision) U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 08/13/2021 05:45 PM EDT CSMS #49065924 - Drawback Transition to the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Minor Revision) Effective August 15, 2021, the drawback program and Drawback Specialists will transition from the Ports of Entry to the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Center). The four drawback offices will be managed out of five Centers and each Center will manage two industries. Center of Excellence and Expertise Industries Apparel, Footwear & Textiles San Francisco Field Office Apparel, Footwear & Textiles Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising Automotive & Aerospace Detroit Field Office Automotive & Aerospace Electronics Base Metals Chicago Field Office Base Metals Industrial & Manufacturing Materials Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals Houston Field Office Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals Machinery Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals New York Field Office Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals Agriculture & Prepared Products The New York office staff will be managed by the Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals Center and the Automotive & Aerospace Center. There are no changes to the processing of claims, transmission of claims, and submission of ruling and privilege application requests. The Drawback supervisor contact information will be made available on the Center directory on CBP.gov using this link: Centers of Excellence and Expertise Directory | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) . Questions concerning the transition should be directed to CEE@cbp.dhs.gov .