Duty evidence
How do import teams reduce classification and AD/CVD duty risk?
Import teams reduce classification and AD/CVD risk by giving the customs broker complete product facts, keeping each classification decision with its evidence, and re-reviewing when a product or supplier changes. CBP reports 178 AD/CVD audits and about $501 million in discrepancies in FY2024. The classification decision itself stays with qualified professionals.
By Ayhan Karaca, Co-Founder · Updated: September 29, 2026
What do CBP enforcement results show about duty exposure?
CBP reports that in FY2024 it completed 178 audits of AD/CVD commodities and identified approximately $501 million in discrepancies. It also reports more than $80 million in monetary penalties for fraud, gross negligence, and negligence involving AD/CVD violations. These are program-level results, not a probability or expected loss for any one importer.
| Official result | What it demonstrates | What it cannot predict |
|---|---|---|
| 178 FY2024 audits | Active verification | Your audit likelihood |
| About $501M discrepancies | Accuracy has financial scale | Your potential liability |
| >$80M penalties | Serious violations carry consequences | A standard penalty amount |
| $14.38M additional revenue estimated by Nov. 2024 | Data checks can surface errors | Software savings |
Why does classification risk start before the code?
A qualified classification decision depends on product composition, use, origin, manufacturer, value, and other facts. If descriptions are vague, versions disagree, or a prior rationale cannot be found, the reviewer spends time rebuilding evidence and the same uncertainty can repeat on later entries.
How do you protect the classification decision trail?
For each product and shipment, preserve the facts supplied, questions raised, professional determination, applicable effective context, and supporting records. Changes should trigger review rather than silently inheriting an old answer.
- Keep product facts and source documents together.
- Record who made the qualified determination and when.
- Link the applied decision to the affected shipment.
- Escalate material changes in product, origin, supplier, or case context.
How Tyllus helps—and where it stops
Tyllus helps organize product and shipment evidence, customs questions, documents, partner follow-up, decision context, and duty-related costs. It gives operations a traceable handoff to the broker or qualified advisor. Tyllus does not classify merchandise, determine AD/CVD scope, calculate a legally authoritative duty, file entries, or provide customs advice.
Give qualified reviewers a better evidence trail.
See how Tyllus can connect shipment facts, questions, documents, decisions, and cost context without crossing into customs advice.