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Customs Broker Invoice Audit: Finding the Fees Hiding in Bundled Lines
GingerControl walks importers through a customs broker invoice audit: unbundling duty from fees, the Rate-Card Test, disbursement markups, and rebid triggers.
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Duty Accrual Reconciliation: Closing the Gap Between Accrued and Filed Duty
GingerControl walks import finance teams through duty accrual reconciliation: the Accrual Triangle, rate-refresh triggers, and a close-week checklist.
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IEEPA Refund Documents Required: The Complete Checklist for CAPE, PSC, and Protest Claims
The documents required for an IEEPA tariff refund, by route: CAPE submits an entry-number list only, a protest needs a full package, and you retain records 5 years.
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Does My Broker Need a Power of Attorney to File My CAPE (IEEPA) Refund? Filer Authorization Rules
A CAPE (IEEPA) refund can only be filed by the IOR or the broker who filed your entries, and that broker needs a valid POA under 19 CFR 141.46.
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Import Financial Visibility: Why Multinational Importers Cannot See Their Duty Spend
GingerControl breaks down the import financial visibility problem: duty spend split across five systems, the accrual gap, and four levels of control.
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How to File a CAPE Declaration in ACE for IEEPA Refunds (Step-by-Step)
File a CAPE Declaration in the ACE Portal: build a CSV of entry numbers, certify, upload in the CAPE tab, and read the result. Refunds land by ACH in 60-90 days.
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The Duty Leakage Recovery Program: From First Finding to Filed Claim
GingerControl turns duty leakage recovery into a standing program: the Three Leakage Ledgers, the Recovery Window Ladder, and the oversight loop that keeps finding money.
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PO Reconciliation for Importers: When the PO, Invoice, and Entry Disagree (2026)
PO reconciliation for importers matches the purchase order, supplier invoice, and customs entry (7501). The gap is leaked duty or a reasonable-care exposure.
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Freight Invoice Audit: Where the 5-10% Billing Errors Hide (2026)
A freight invoice audit finds duplicate bills, phantom accessorials, and fuel-surcharge errors carriers rarely fix. The manual method, then when to scale it.
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How to Pull the ES-003 Report in ACE to Find Your IEEPA-Affected Entries
Pull the ES-003 report in ACE, filter for Chapter 99 codes 9903.01 and 9903.02, and size your IEEPA duty before you file a CAPE refund. Step by step.
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Customs Duty Audit: How Importers Find the Money CBP Never Will (2026)
A customs duty audit finds overpaid duty hiding in your own past entries: the 7501 fields to check, how to triage thousands of lines, where money hides.
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What Is Duty Leakage? A Finance Leader’s Guide to Recovering Overpaid Import Duties
Duty leakage is the import duty a company overpays without knowing it. Learn the three sources, how it differs from duty drawback, and how to quantify yours in dollars.