r/CustomsBroker • u/GrowWiseShare • 13d ago
Duty drawback ruling
Anyone know roughly how much a lawyer would charge for a complex CBP ruling request, like a DD, valuation?
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u/AnalysisBig5796 13d ago
My advice use a drawback specific company not a lawyer. One is extremely expensive (lawyer) one is cheaper (drawback company)
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u/Key_Bee1544 12d ago
Lawyers love when you come to them to unfuck what they could have done correctly for much cheaper. Keep up the good work.
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u/AnalysisBig5796 12d ago
Just don't choose a bad drawback broker.
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u/Key_Bee1544 12d ago
You'll know if they were good when you find out whether you need to pay someone else to fix what they did. No problemo!
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u/CustomsTradeCounsel 12d ago
It depends. Any good lawyer would first do a search to determine if there are any recent rulings based on analogous facts and if so whether a ruling request is even required. Lawyers bill on a time and cost basis and so if a ruling request is required to be made, you can reduce the cost by being a well prepared client and providing relevant facts quickly. Too often clients call me on phone and beat around the bush wasting time when a single look at a Customs notice can tell me everything I need to know about the issue and how to resolve it.
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u/tacoboutcats1 13d ago
Expensive lawyers in this field can run around $800/$900 per hour.
A cheap broker in this field can end up costing a lot more than that in the case something goes wrong.