Refunds for Imported Merchandise Refused by FDA Require Evidence, CBP LA Says

All refund claims and protests related to merchandise prohibited by the Food and Drug Administration "require documentation that substantiates the goods are prohibited," the CBP Los Angeles field office said in a public bulletin. "If you are unable to establish by a preponderance of evidence that the merchandise in question constitutes a prohibited article, you may file a CF 7553 -- Notice of Intent (NOI) for a future drawback claim along with the documents required for the supervised exportation or destruction, when the refused merchandise is presented to CBP at the time of exportation or destruction," CBP said. CBP won't "automatically issue refunds on FDA refused merchandise" and "will no longer automatically accept cancellation requests on entries where duties and/or fees were paid" after the merchandise was exported or destroyed, it said. "However, cancellation requests will be considered if no duties and/or fees were submitted."