The bill provides targeted financial relief and clearer tariff treatment for specific tire importers and corrects past overcollection, at the cost of reduced customs revenue and creating administrative and precedent-related complications for customs enforcement.
Importers of the specified K389 tires (primarily small business owners) will receive refunded duties plus interest, improving their cash flow and reducing their import costs.
Importers and government staff will have clearer tariff classification for the listed entries, reducing legal uncertainty and the risk of future disputes over those entries.
Taxpayers benefit from correction of past customs overcollection because refunds reduce unfair enforcement outcomes and restore funds improperly collected.
Taxpayers will face reduced customs revenue and the federal government may incur higher costs due to interest payments on the refunded duties.
Federal employees and agencies may face increased administrative burden and a precedent for Congressional case-by-case intervention in customs classifications, encouraging more ad hoc relief requests.
Customs and Border Protection's ability to rely on statutory time limits (e.g., section 514) is constrained, potentially complicating consistent customs administration and future enforcement.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires CBP to reliquidate specified entries of K389 Hole‑N‑One golf cart tires at the HTSUS 4011.69.00 rate in effect on entry and refund duties with interest within 90 days of enactment.
Introduced September 18, 2025 by Jon Husted · Last progress September 18, 2025
Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to reliquidate and refund duties paid on specified entries of K389 Hole‑N‑One golf cart tires using the duty rate under HTSUS 4011.69.00 that applied on the date of entry. CBP must complete reliquidation and pay refunds with interest within 90 days of enactment, even if statutory time limits for reliquidation would otherwise bar action; the bill lists the specific entries to be reliquidated and expresses a non‑binding view that CBP should be able to reliquidate entries outside normal time limits.