Duty Drawback - Logicraft Corp

Data you can trust costs you can reclaim

Recover Duties on Jet‑A Fuel and Improve Your Bottom Line

Direct Financial Impact

Convert fuel costs into cash recovery

Competitive Advantage

Lower effective fuel price vs. peers

Operationally Seamless

No changes to flight operations

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Tariff Act of 1789

Refund of duties, taxes, and fees on exported (or deemed exported) merchandise

Jet‑A Applicability

Refund of duties, taxes, and fees on exported (or deemed exported) merchandise

Compliance‑Ready

Refund of duties, taxes, and fees on exported (or deemed exported) merchandise

Tangible Benefits

Strategic Value for AirlinesImmediate financial returns, competitive strength and operational continuity

Financial Impact

Turn Duties Into Cash

Transform fuel costs into revenue recovery
Enhanced cash flow from recovered duties
Direct bottom‑line improvement via refunds

Competitive Advantage

Lower Effective Fuel Price

Leverage existing international networks
No operational changes required
Pricing edge vs. competitors

Operational Excellence

Seamless Implementation

Zero disruption to flight operations
Works with current procurement models
Systematic recovery on past purchases

U.S. Regulatory Framework

Three Pathways

Mechanisms under 19 USC §1313 allowing airlines to recover duties on jet fuel.

19 USC 1313(j): Unused Merchandise

(Non‑Manufacturing)

Application: Crude oil & unprocessed imports

Export in same condition as import
Direct import‑to‑export traceability
Airline relevance: limited

19 USC 1313(p): Substitution

(Finished Petroleum Derivatives)

Application: Crude oil & unprocessed imports

Commercially interchangeable fuel; fungible
No molecule‑specific tracking needed
Primary pathway for airlines

19 USC 1313(a) & (b): Manufacturing

(Refined & Manufactured)

Application: Crude oil & unprocessed imports

Inputs processed into exports
Manufacturing documentation required
Airline relevance: secondary

Critical Compliance: All claims must use proper 8‑digit HTSUS classification codes for approval.

Duty Drawback Process

What We Handle for You

We identify eligible transactions, generate accurate reports, and support customs filing end‑to‑end.

Automated Data Capture & Integration

Fuel purchase data: quantity, cost, duty paid
Flight operations linked to international routes
Customs documentation (import/export)
Payment records confirming duty payments

Intelligent Eligibility Analysis

Map purchases to qualifying operations
Calculate precise recovery by statute
Optimize claim strategies to maximize refund
Pre‑submit compliance checks

Automated Documentation Generation

Compile CBP‑compliant claim packages
Support forms (7551/7552/7553)
Audit‑ready evidence trails
Management reporting

Ready to recover duties on Jet‑A fuel?

We’ll review your flight and fuel data, align on the applicable 19 USC §1313 pathway, and generate claim‑ready reports for your customs broker.

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generate accurate duty-drawback eligible transaction reports for submission to custom brokers

process aviation fuel tax returns for airlines using audited flight and fuel data

software that facilitates the automation of airline's fuel back office, efficient supply-chain management

automated fuel-data aggregation engine that collects fuel data from paper faxes or any structured data

automated fuel-data aggregation engine that collects fuel data from paper faxes or any structured data

Data you can trust costs you can reclaim

Direct Financial Impact

Competitive Advantage

Operationally Seamless

Tariff Act of 1789

Jet‑A Applicability

Compliance‑Ready

Financial Impact

Competitive Advantage

Operational Excellence

Mechanisms under 19 USC §1313 allowing airlines to recover duties on jet fuel.

19 USC 1313(j): Unused Merchandise

19 USC 1313(p): Substitution

19 USC 1313(a) & (b): Manufacturing

We identify eligible transactions, generate accurate reports, and support customs filing end‑to‑end.

Automated Data Capture & Integration

Intelligent Eligibility Analysis

Automated Documentation Generation

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