CBP Form 28 (Request for Information)
Also called: CF-28 · request for information
A notice by which CBP asks an importer for additional information or documents about an entry, such as invoices, product specifications, production details or origin evidence. Responses are due within a set period and influence decisions on classification, value or admissibility.
In practice
An incomplete or late reply to a CF-28 often leads to a CF-29 notice of action with a rate increase.
Applies to: 
USA
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