CBP Audit Response
When CBP Knocks, We Answer for You

It’s our emergency service when CBP has already issued a CF-28/CF-29 or detained your shipment. We gather evidence, secure affidavits, and build a defense file within the short deadlines CBP sets.

Readiness = insurance before an audit, with contracts and reports in place.

Response = rapid action during an audit, detention, or penalty inquiry. Most clients need both, but Response is for urgent cases.

We mobilize in 24–72 hours in China or Vietnam. Our local teams visit factories, collect documents, and start drafting affidavits immediately.

A complete Audit Response File including:

• Supplier affidavits & origin/value declarations

• BOMs and HS code mapping

• Invoices tied to payment proof

• Photos/videos from factory visits

• Legal narrative to demonstrate “reasonable care”

We escalate using legal tools—contracts, penalty clauses, affidavits drafted under local law. If they still resist, we document their refusal so CBP sees you acted in good faith.

No one but your broker or counsel can formally respond. We work behind the scenes—preparing the evidence, affidavits, and legal narrative your broker files on your behalf.

Yes. We conduct forced-labor screenings, gather upstream supplier docs, and prepare traceability files to address UFLPA-related holds.

We can still step in. Even without prior setup, we audit your supplier on-site, build affidavits, and prepare a defense file from scratch.

We fast-track factory visits, prepare the evidence, and coordinate with your broker to respond within CBP’s deadline. Every day matters—detention fees build fast.

We help you prepare supporting documents to contest or mitigate them. We also provide a legal trail showing you exercised “reasonable care.”

Yes. We prepare the full evidence packet and coordinate with your broker to file it on time.

Yes. We assign separate teams if needed. Each supplier gets its own evidence set and affidavits.

CBP can issue default penalties, duty bills, or even seize goods. Our service is designed to prevent that by meeting deadlines with complete files.

No one can guarantee CBP’s decision. But presenting a complete, verified, and well-organized file gives you the strongest possible chance.

Yes. Where possible, we backfill weak POs with retroactive contracts and affidavits signed under local law, proving you demanded compliance even before the audit.

Send us the notice and entry details. We immediately review it, deploy a team to your supplier, and start building your response file.

We focus on China and Vietnam, where most of today’s audits and detentions occur. Both hubs are fully covered with local teams and legal support.

Without a strong response, an audit can escalate into hefty retroactive duty bills, steep penalties, or even a criminal case if CBP believes there was negligence or fraud.

The ultimate benefit is that we give you the highest possible chance to avoid or reduce those outcomes. By delivering supplier affidavits, contracts, and a complete defense file on time, we show CBP you acted in good faith and exercised “reasonable care”—your strongest legal shield against fines or prosecution.