Recover supplier duties. Section 232 included.

Steel, aluminum, copper, and components traced from supplier tier to exported vehicle, with Section 232 tariffs now eligible for drawback.

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Pax for Automotive

Your suppliers paid the duties. Pax gets them back.

Pax connects supplier documentation, BOM structures, and plant production data, tracing imported materials and Section 232-tariffed metals through manufacturing to your exported vehicles.

  • Robotic arms assembling a vehicle on an automotive line.

    Multi-tier supplier recovery

    Supplier documentation linked to BOM structures and export records, across every tier.

  • Plant 04 · Q3 production

    Material yield

    91% claimable
    Finished goods
    78%
    Rework (claimable)
    9%
    Scrap (claimable)
    4%
    Rejects
    9%

    Manufacturing yield modeling

    Consumption modeled from scrap, rework, and rejects, so claims reflect what was produced.

  • A technician inspecting an imported automotive component.
    Component importVehicle export
    5-year lookback activeCycle changes trackedEligibility preserved

    Long-cycle component tracking

    Imported components stay in your program across the full five-year lookback, through every cycle change.

What Sets Us Apart

Full supply chain visibility.
Supplier recovery unlocked.

  • Recover Section 232 duties

    Supplier documentation and BOM structures connected to your export records automatically.

  • Account for scrap, rework, and yield

    Dynamic yield calculations using actual production data, so each claim reflects what was produced.

  • Track parts across fiscal years

    Imported components tracked across the full five-year lookback, through every cycle and system change.

  • Build audit confidence end to end

    Supplier documents validated and yield calculations documented before filing through ACE.

Inside the Platform

Track every aspect of your program in one place.

Track every claim from filed to paid, searchable by date, value, or status. Your full recovery program in one view.

Customer Stories

Meet the teams that run on Pax.

A businessperson reviewing documents near a modern automated production line.
“Out of everything Pax does for us, the centralization is the biggest benefit. It’s become my single source of truth for documentation across the entire import portfolio.”
Verkada

Global Operations Manager

Verkada builds an AI-powered physical security platform for modern enterprises, importing hardware across a global supply chain for its integrated camera, access control, alarm, sensor, and workplace platform.

FAQ

  • 01

    Do vehicle importers qualify for duty drawback without manufacturing?

    Yes. Imported vehicles and parts that are later exported in an unused condition qualify for unused-merchandise drawback with no manufacturing step required, often recovering up to 99% of the duties and fees paid.

  • 02

    Can automotive manufacturers claim drawback on imported parts used in exported vehicles?

    Yes. Duties paid on imported components consumed in the manufacture of exported vehicles or assemblies are recoverable under manufacturing drawback, often up to 99% of the duties and fees paid.

  • 03

    Do parts suppliers qualify if they're not the OEM?

    Yes. Tier-one and tier-two suppliers that import components and export finished parts or sub-assemblies can claim drawback in their own right. Pax traces eligibility across the supplier tiers even when you aren't the OEM.

  • 04

    How does duty drawback apply to overstock or transferred components?

    Drawback applies to finished components exported as overstock or inter-company transfers. No manufacturing required.