Information on the New Drawback Claim Substitution Indicator for Retail Sales

On August 20, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will deploy a new drawback claim indicator to enable drawback filers to indicate whether a retail sales claim is a substitution claim or direct identification claim. The following table outlines the situations in which the new indicator will be accepted. Substitution Claim = Y Direct ID Claim = Space Country Code MX or CA Any Any, excluding MX or CA MX or CA Any, excluding MX or CA Provision Code 56 or 70 Any, excluding 56 or 70 56 or 70 56 or 70 56 or 70 Accepted? No No Yes Yes Yes For technical implementation details, review the following draft implementation guides, available on cbp.gov: * ACE Drawback Guidelines: cbp.gov/document/guidance/drawback-guidelines-v25 cbp.gov/document/guidance/drawback-guidelines-v25 * ACE Drawback Error Dictionary: cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-drawback-error-dictionary-v25 cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-drawback-error-dictionary-v25 For technical questions, contact your CBP Client Representative. For other questions, contact OTDrawback@cbp.dhs.gov [ mailto:OTDrawback@cbp.dhs.gov ].