PEM America Receives Over $250,000 in Duty Drawback

jlamadeleine • February 17, 2016

PEM America is an importer, distributor, and manufacturer of "top of the bed" textile products such as quilts, comforters, and pillows. We sell to the major department stores. Our products are manufactured principally in The People's Republic of China. All of our products are subject to a duty and yet, at PEM, we were exporting products and not recovering any of the associated duties. There was no system in place here. Once we became acquainted with International Tariff Management, what a world of difference it made. We had tremendous success from the very beginning. It was really just a matter of several months for us to see the drawback of customs duties. ITM has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars for PEM America, none of which we would have recovered without their help. I think in so many cases, [duty drawback] is an overlooked cash reserve. There is no question and there is no hesitancy in my recommendation of ITM. I would recommend ITM to any importer who pays customs duties. If you're not going to use this service, you'll be leaving an awful lot of money on the table.

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