OCTOBER 6, 2026 | 2:00 ET / 11:00 PT

Duty drawback lets importers recover up to 99% of duties paid on goods that are later exported. It’s been on the books since 1789. But the new Section 301 tariffs introduced on July 24, 2026, have greatly raised awareness of this duty mitigation strategy.

Because drawback claims hinge entirely on documentation, however, companies hoping to capture every dollar they’re owed need the right workflows, systems, and technology in place to collect, connect, and retain the documents that prove the imported goods (including raw manufacturing materials) did, in fact, leave the country.

And they need this, like right now. It’s especially important if you use express carriers like FedEx or DHL since they tend to recycle their tracking numbers within 90 to 120 days. So, if you started paying those duties on the day those new tariffs went into effect, you may only have until October 22, 2026, to get those documents.

This session looks at how compliance teams are combining human expertise and operator-friendly AI to ensure every document is collected and retained for any drawback claim, even if the claim itself won’t be filed for months or even years.

You’ll Learn

Why the Section 301 duties—unlike the IEEPA tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court—are here to stay
How to use today’s operator-driven AI to build a documentation capture process that works for your unique business case
What you can start doing tomorrow to maximize your drawback claims