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Electronic reimbursement of customs broker

  • US 20050060259A1
  • Filed: 05/25/2004
  • Published: 03/17/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of reimbursing a customs broker for payments made to a customs agency on behalf of an importer, the method comprising:

  • receiving electronic customs data from the customs broker and storing it in a computer system, the customs data including information reported by the customs broker to a customs agency about shipments of imported goods from one or more sellers;

    receiving an electronic reimbursement request from the customs broker and storing it in a computer system, the reimbursement request including a request for reimbursement of money paid by the customs broker to the customs agency as a duty on some of the shipments of imported goods;

    establishing a logical link within the computer system between the reimbursement request and a portion of the customs data that corresponds to the shipments of imported goods for which the reimbursement request has been submitted;

    comparing information within the reimbursement request to the portion of the customs data that has been logically linked to the reimbursement request; and

    determining, as a function of the comparison, whether the customs broker should be reimbursed according to the reimbursement request.

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