Definition of Drawback

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Drawback -- (USA) A refund of duty and taxes which may be obtained upon the exportation or destruction of certain articles under certain conditions.

historic definition...

Drawback -- Same as rebate ; when part of an amount paid is returned such return is designated a drawback. A drawback on imported goods on which duty has been paid is a repayment, in part or in whole, of the duties upon the subsequent exportation of the same goods in their original or in another form. A drawback on freight rates is a repayment, in part, of the rates (or charges).



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