AI duty drawback
Duty drawback for electronics and contract manufacturers
Imported components that leave the U.S. in boards, cable assemblies or finished products may return up to 99% of the duty.[1] The agent matches exports to imports; your broker files.†
About 3 minutes on a sample file. Your email and name open it. We never ask for your ACE login or bank details.
- Sealed on AMD SEV-SNP
- Published fees
2026 duties
The 2026 duties that matter in electronics
Drawback on Section 232 duties depends on the program.
| Duty | What to know in electronics | Drawback |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary duty | On dutiable components | Eligible[1] |
| Section 301, China | Lists 1 to 4A and later increases | Eligible[2] |
| Section 301 forced-labor duties | 10% or 12.5% on goods of 60 economies, in force July 24, 2026; set net of ordinary duty for the EU, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and Taiwan[3] | Eligible[4] |
| Section 122 surcharge | 10% on entries from February 24 to July 24, 2026; "certain electronics" were excepted[5] | Eligiblewhere paid[6] |
| Section 232, semiconductors | Since January 2026[7] | Not eligible[7] |
| Section 232, polysilicon and derivatives | From December 4, 2026[8] | Manufacturing drawback onlywith partner-origin conditions[8] |
| Section 232, drones and drone components | From September 3, 2026, with more components from February 9, 2027; the proclamation names motors, electronic speed controllers and lithium-ion batteries among the critical components[9] | Manufacturing drawback onlywith partner-content conditions[9] |
| Section 232, primary copper | Primary copper articles | Not eligible[7] |
| IEEPA | Fentanyl and border duties; reciprocal duties[10] | CAPE firstFentanyl and border duties barred. Reciprocal duties go to CAPE first.[11][12] |
Claim types
Where drawback shows up in electronics
19 U.S.C. 1313(a) or (b)
Components built into exported assemblies
Manufacturing drawback, with a manufacturing ruling and production records.[1][13]
19 U.S.C. 1313(c)
Defective parts sent back
Rejected-merchandise drawback covers goods that were defective at import or did not match the sample or specifications.[1][14]
Get started
See it on records like yours.
Run the demo on a sample file. About three minutes.
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Upload one quarter.
Entry summaries, invoices and export records.
WhoYou
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AI drafts your claim.
It ties each export to its import, to the cent.
WhoThe agent
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Your broker files. CBP pays you.
The refund goes directly to your bank account.
WhoA licensed broker
Your email and name open the demo. We never ask for your ACE login or bank details.
Ready now? Start a claimExample
A worked example: one export drawing on two entries
These are aircraft wiring assemblies from a Canadian supplier, an electrical line in a fictional aerostructures supplier's file.[17]
| Entry | Wiring assemblies imported | Ordinary duty (5%) | IEEPA border duty (25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 716-2043247-7, April 29, 2025 | 450 | $3,712.50 | $18,562.50 |
| 716-2050919-3, June 18, 2025 | 480 | $4,095.12 | $20,475.60 |
On September 5, 2025, one export shipment sent 700 wiring assemblies abroad.[17]
All 450 from the first entry.
250 from the second.
Drawback at 99%
$5,786.93
- Eligible duty
- $5,845.38
- IEEPA border duty on both entries, barred from drawback and flagged for CAPE
- $39,038.10
How we figured this
Eligible duty: $3,712.50 + ($4,095.12 × 250 ÷ 480 = $2,132.88) = $5,845.38; × 99% = $5,786.93.
The answer key leaves out the merchandise processing fee; 19 CFR 190.3 allows the share on matched lines, and the next version adds it.[18]
Sealed or Standard
Your customers' designs may be in your records
Your invoices show component prices, and your export filings name your customers.[19][20]
| What changes | SealedPrivate by default. Provable on request. | StandardMay use outside AI. Staff access logged. |
|---|---|---|
| Who can read your documents | Only the people you approve, such as your broker | Named NexQloud staff, with every access logged |
| Outside AI | None. The model runs inside the sealed machine | May be used, on terms that bar training |
| Used to train any model | Never | Never |
| What your broker sees | The claim lines it files, and a document only if you release it | The claim lines and the documents behind them |
| After the run | Working copy erased, with a signed receipt | Deleted on schedule after the engagement |
Your fee at your size
Enter an amount, like 2.5m or 750k.
If CBP pays you $1,000,000: Sealed fee $175,000, Standard fee $155,000.
$175,000
- Effective rate
- 17.5%
- You keep
- $825,000
$155,000
- Effective rate
- 15.5%
- You keep
- $845,000
Sealed fits records that must stay private: trade secrets, such as component costs you protect, or a customer contract that limits who can see its designs or pricing.
Standard is enough when your records hold nothing you would mind a named, logged NexQloud specialist seeing, or an outside AI provider processing. It costs 2 points less.
Export-controlled technical data, CUI-marked files and drawings stay out of the file in either mode. Sealed is not an ITAR or EAR authorization.
Show the math
- Sealed
- 20% × 500,000 + 15% × 500,000 = $175,000 (17.5%)
- Standard
- 18% × 500,000 + 13% × 500,000 = $155,000 (15.5%)
What your file shows
If you build to customer designs, your records may include their bills of materials and pricing, and your contracts may limit who can see them.
What each mode protects
Same checks, same licensed broker.
Sealed. No outside AI provider ever receives your documents, and nothing trains on them. No one sees them without your consent. Each run ends in a receipt anyone can check against AMD's keys, so you can show a customer how its data was handled.
Standard. An outside AI provider may process your documents, only on terms that bar training. Nothing trains on them. Only named NexQloud staff can open them, to fix an exception or answer a support request, and every access is logged.
You can change modes for later uploads.
Questions
Questions electronics makers ask
Our customer owns the components. Who can claim?
We send defective parts back to suppliers. Is that drawback?
What about chips?
Section 232 duties on semiconductors are not drawback-eligible.[7] Other duties on the same entries may be. Your entries decide.
Can our customer check how its data was handled?
In Sealed mode, yes. Each run ends in a receipt anyone can check, including your customer. It shows which code ran and the platform's security settings, and our limits page says what it does not prove.
Do you need our design files or firmware?
No. Drawback needs commercial records: entries, invoices, packing lists, transport documents and export records, plus production records and a bill of materials for manufacturing claims.
19 CFR Part 190, Subpart B[13]