• Issue Purchase Orders
  Trio Logistics issues a purchase order to the importer and exporter for the agreed upon volume of a product sharing the same HTS.
• Issue Invoices
  Both the importer and exporter will issue invoices to Trio Logistics for the requested volume and product.
• Product Trade & Return
  Trio Logistics issues invoices to the importer and exporter for the return of the purchased product.
• Drawback Claim Submission
  Trio Logistics submits and files the drawback claim to Customs and Border Protection.
• Transactional Accounting
  Open invoices are closed with the shared duty recovery percentage from Trio Logistics to the importer and exporter.

Advantages of Indirect Trading

• Trio Logistics maintains complete anonymity between the importer and exporter, useful when the importer and exporter are competitors. All confidential import and export data is protected.
• Trio Logistics assumes the entirety of liability acting as the duty drawback claimant.

Disadvantages of Indirect Trading

• There is a lower percentage of shared duty recovery for the importer and exporter due to increased liability for Trio Logistics.

Direct Drawback Trading

• Issue Purchase Order
  Importer or exporter (drawback claimant) issues a purchase order to the importer or exporter for the agreed upon volume of a product sharing the same HTS.
• Issue Invoice
  The importer or exporter will issue an invoice to the drawback claimant for the requested volume and product.
• Product Trade & Return
  Drawback claimant issues invoice to the importer or exporter for the return of the purchased product.
• Drawback Claim Submission
  Trio Logistics submits and files the drawback claim to Customs and Border Protection.
• Transactional Accounting
  Open invoices are closed with the shared duty recovery percentage from the drawback claimant to the importer or exporter.

Advantages of Direct Trading

• All confidential import and export data is protected by Trio Logistics.
• When the importer is the drawback claimant in this trading model, it allows them to reach (5) years back on unclaimed historical duty paid imports to use in claims.
• There is a higher percentage of shared duty recovery for the importer and exporter due to either being the drawback claimant.

Disadvantages of Direct Trading

• The importer or exporter assumes liability as the drawback claimant
• Reluctance to work directly with the competitor