§ 1520.
(a)
Cases in which refunds authorized
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to refund duties or other receipts in the following cases:
(1)
Excess deposits.—
Whenever it is ascertained on liquidation or reliquidation of an entry or reconciliation that more money has been deposited or paid as duties than was required by law to be so deposited or paid.
(2)
Fees, charges, and exactions.—
Whenever it is determined in the manner required by law that any fees, charges, or exactions, other than duties and taxes, have been erroneously or excessively collected.
(3)
Fines, penalties, and forfeitures.—
Whenever money has been deposited in the Treasury on account of a fine, penalty, or forfeiture which did not accrue, or which is finally determined to have accrued in an amount less than that so deposited, or which is mitigated to an amount less than that so deposited or is remitted.
(4)
Prior to liquidation.—
Prior to the liquidation of an entry or reconciliation, whenever an importer of record declares or it is ascertained that excess duties, fees, charges, or exactions have been deposited or paid.
([June 17, 1930, ch. 497], title IV, § 520, [46 Stat. 739]; [June 26, 1934, ch. 756, § 2], [48 Stat. 1225]; [June 25, 1938, ch. 679, § 18], [52 Stat. 1086]; [Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 397, § 20], [67 Stat. 519]; [Pub. L. 91–271, title II, § 210], June 2, 1970, [84 Stat. 287]; [Pub. L. 95–410, title II, § 210], Oct. 3, 1978, [92 Stat. 903]; [Pub. L. 98–573, title II], §§ 210(b), 212(c)(B), formerly § 212(b)(7)(B), Oct. 30, 1984, [98 Stat. 2977], 2984, renumbered [Pub. L. 99–514, title XVIII, § 1889(3)], Oct. 22, 1986, [100 Stat. 2925]; [Pub. L. 103–182, title II, § 206], title VI, §§ 642(b), 646, Dec. 8, 1993, [107 Stat. 2095], 2205, 2207; [Pub. L. 106–36, title II, § 2408(a)], June 25, 1999, [113 Stat. 171]; [Pub. L. 108–77, title II, § 206], Sept. 3, 2003, [117 Stat. 931]; [Pub. L. 108–429, title II, § 2105], Dec. 3, 2004, [118 Stat. 2598]; [Pub. L. 109–53, title II, § 207], Aug. 2, 2005, [119 Stat. 485]; [Pub. L. 109–280, title XIV, § 1635(b)], Aug. 17, 2006, [120 Stat. 1170]; [Pub. L. 109–283, title II, § 205], Sept. 26, 2006, [120 Stat. 1203]; [Pub. L. 110–138, title II, § 206], Dec. 14, 2007, [121 Stat. 1476]; [Pub. L. 112–41, title II, § 205], Oct. 21, 2011, [125 Stat. 449]; [Pub. L. 112–42, title II, § 206], Oct. 21, 2011, [125 Stat. 484]; [Pub. L. 112–43, title II, § 206], Oct. 21, 2011, [125 Stat. 520]; [Pub. L. 116–113, title II, § 205(a)], Jan. 29, 2020, [134 Stat. 46]; [Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title VI, § 601(e)], Dec. 27, 2020, [134 Stat. 2151].)