[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 19, Volume 2] [Revised as of April 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 19CFR181.49] [Page 368-369] TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 181--NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT--Table of Contents Subpart E--Restrictions on Drawback and Duty-Deferral Programs Sec. 181.49 Retention of records. All records required to be kept by the exporter, importer, manufacturer or producer under this subpart with respect to manufacturing drawback claims, and all records kept by others which complement the records of the importer, exporter, manufacturer or producer (see Sec. 191.15 (see also Secs. 191.26(f), 191.38, 191.175(c)) of this chapter) shall be retained for at least three years after payment of such claims. However, any person who issues a drawback certificate that enables another person to make or perfect a drawback claim shall keep records in support of that certificate commencing [[Page 369]] on the date that the certificate is issued and shall retain those records for three years following the date of payment of the claim. [T.D. 95-68, 60 FR 46364, Sept. 6, 1995, as amended by T.D. 98-16, 63 FR 11006, Mar. 5, 1998]