Updates to Drawback Bond Validations and Error Codes

On June 16, 2026, CBP deployed updates to Drawback bond validations. These updates changed the errors from Informational (I) to Fatal (F). As a reminder, an Accelerated Payment (AP) is removed from the claim if a Fatal error is generated. 
The following error codes were updated to a Fatal error: 
003: Invalid or Inactive Surety Code 
004: Inactive or Terminated Bond 
008: Not Authorized Accelerated PMT (AP) 
082: Invalid Bond Number 
124: Bond Detail Not Allowed Bond Waived 
125: Not eligible to Waive Bond 
285: Invalid Bond Type Status 
286: Invalid Bond Designation 
287: Bond Insufficient 
144: AP Not Allowed Pending Ruling or Pending CID 
566: Bond not in Effective Period 
589: Surety CD Mismatch for Drawback Bond 
For additional guidance, please refer to the Drawback Error Dictionary in the “Supporting Documents” section of the CATAIR at ACE Automated Broker Interface (ABI) CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) [ https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinks-1.govdelivery.com%2FCL0%2Fhttps%3A%252F%252Fwww.cbp.gov%252Ftrade%252Fautomated%252Fcatair%2F1%2F0100019d0276322c-3a095843-8328-4b4a-a47c-151fdc066996-000000%2FpI-tiJ5k9CJIiS6cgTcqEl76ZibCW2CykA6m8978RFE%3D449&data=05%7C02%7Caltese.e.cabiness%40cbp.dhs.gov%7C78629490cb5144c2279208de852621e6%7Ce4b16b844c564f279af730345a161ad4%7C0%7C0%7C639094595983606644%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XS10nJZpiFNQbKw2PFkuAFsmAE47hVZzqDLPs6LlalE%3D&reserved=0 ]. 
For questions, please contact OTDrawback@cbp.dhs.gov or your Client Representative.