# Amended Procedure for Refunds of Harbor Maintenance Fees Paid on Exports of Merchandise
> **CBP** · Interim regulation. · Published 2001-03-28 · Effective 2001-03-28 · 66 FR 16854
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-7603
- **Category:** customs-cbp
- **Sub-agency:** CBP
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 16854
- **CFR reference:** 19 CFR 24
- **Publication date:** 2001-03-28
- **Effective date:** 2001-03-28
- **Treasury docket:** T.D. 01-25
## Abstract

This document amends the Customs Regulations to provide a new procedure for requesting refunds of export harbor maintenance fees collected by Customs since 1987. The United States Supreme Court held these fees to be unconstitutional in 1998. Customs has received numerous requests for refunds from exporters who paid these export fees. The new procedure will simplify the refund process by relieving exporters from documentary requirements in most cases. This amendment is being made on an interim basis in order to expedite the process for exporters entitled to refunds of fees held unconstitutional and no longer required under the Customs Regulations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/03/28/01-7603/amended-procedure-for-refunds-of-harbor-maintenance-fees-paid-on-exports-of-merchandise)
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