PSC
Ordinary 300-day clock.
A post-summary correction fixes a non-legal error or a valuation adjustment after the 7501 is accepted. It is not a dispute of CBP’s legal decision.
Post-summary corrections & protests
Clerical error on one clock. A legal dispute on another.
A post-summary correction fixes a non-legal error or a valuation adjustment on the ordinary 300-day clock after the 7501 is accepted. A protest under 19 U.S.C. § 1514 disputes CBP’s decision, generally within 180 days of liquidation. The GRI rationale was captured when we classified the line.
Book a consultation Free Entry AuditA protest package is not reconstructed from memory.
A protest built after liquidation from emails and guesswork is how 19 U.S.C. § 1514 clocks are missed. PSC and protest are different instruments. One fixes a clerical or valuation adjustment on the ordinary 300-day clock. The other disputes CBP’s decision, generally within 180 days of liquidation.
We capture the GRI rationale and CROSS citations when we classify the line. A protest package is assembled from the vault — not from memory.
01 · The method
Two clocks. One vault.
Protest
19 U.S.C. § 1514.
A protest disputes CBP’s decision, generally within 180 days of liquidation. Different instrument. Different clock.
GRI
Already on the file.
The heading rationale and CROSS citations were captured at classification. We do not invent them after the notice arrives.
Clock
Missed is final.
The expensive protest is the one filed after the statutory window. We watch the liquidation clock on the same licensed file.
02 · The real cost
A missed clock is not a status email.
Once the protest window closes, the legal dispute is gone. Reconstructing a package from memory after the fact is how that happens. PSC and protest are not interchangeable.
We isolate correction and protest work from live clearance when the file requires it — and we start from facts already in the vault.
03 · On the file
The rationale was captured at classification.
PSC and protest are desk work on clocks. The GRI path sits in the vault with the original entry. A licensed broker still owns the package.
04 · What we need
Send the notice. We will say which clock you are on.
- Entry number / 7501 The original digital entry — not a spreadsheet summary.
- Liquidation / notice date Enough to know which clock is running.
- What changed Clerical error, valuation, or a legal dispute of CBP’s decision.
- Classification rationale If we filed the original, it is already in the vault. If not, send what you have.
- CROSS / supporting docs Rulings and commercial facts that support the protest — not a mood.
On the same file
The desk around the clock.
Classification
Tariff classification
GRI written when the line was assigned — not after the notice.
Defense
Audit defense / CF-28
CF-28 and CF-29 are a different instrument from protest.
Entry
3461 / 7501
The original digital entry is the spine of the package.
Questions we actually get
The file before the appointment.
PSC or protest?
PSC fixes a non-legal error or valuation adjustment on the ordinary 300-day clock after the 7501 is accepted. A protest under 19 U.S.C. § 1514 disputes CBP’s decision, generally within 180 days of liquidation.
Can you protest without the original rationale?
We can try, but a package reconstructed from memory is weak. If we classified the line, the GRI path is already in the vault.
What starts the protest clock?
Generally liquidation. Send the notice and the entry number. We will say which clock you are on.
Is a CF-28 a protest?
No. CBP Form 28 is a Request for Information. Protest is 19 U.S.C. § 1514. Different instrument. Different desk posture.
The desk
Bring one notice and one entry number.
A consultation returns clock analysis and a flat fee. If the window is already closed, we will say so in the memo — not after a retainer.