Erik, Author at Lieberman PLLC

Trump Executive Order: Strengthening Customs Enforcement Imposes Major New Requirements on Importers

By Erik | June 13, 2026

A dramatic, editorial-style image depicting a large, imposing U.S. Customs and Border Protection checkpoint with a towering government building in the background under a heavy overcast sky. In the foreground, a shipping container with complex paperwork, official government seals, and bond documents spread across a desk, alongside a gavel symbolizing enforcement and penalties. The scene conveys regulatory authority and compliance pressure, with a U.S. flag subtly visible. The color palette is dark navy blue, steel gray, and muted gold, evoking bureaucratic power and serious legal consequences. Photorealistic, cinematic lighting, wide-angle perspective.

Trump administration Executive Order on customs enforcement brings new bonding, compliance, and registration requirements for importers. Key deadlines and action items inside.

Can Nonresident Importers Get Tariff Refunds?

By Erik | May 27, 2026

A photorealistic editorial-style image depicting an international trade and customs refund process: a professional office setting with a foreign importer seated at a modern desk, reviewing detailed customs entry documents and spreadsheets on a laptop screen. In the foreground, stacks of organized paperwork, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection-style emblem subtly visible on an official document, and a bank wire transfer form. Through a large window behind the figure, a busy container port is visible with cargo ships, stacked shipping containers, and cranes in the background, symbolizing large-scale international trade. The overall mood is serious, professional, and high-stakes, with cool blue and grey tones, soft office lighting, and a sense of urgency and financial significance. Cinematic depth of field, sharp foreground detail blending into the softly lit port scene outside.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s February 2026 ruling in Learning Resources v Trump, which invalidated IEEPA tariffs including Liberation Day reciprocal tariffs and Fentanyl-related duties, CBP is now accepting refund claims through the CAPE portal. Both U.S. and foreign importers of record are eligible, though all claimants must have a U.S. bank account to receive ACH refunds.

IEEPA Tariff Refund Declaration Filing Begins April 20 in CAPE Portal

By Erik | April 14, 2026

Importers Must File Claims Electronically Through the CAPE Portal in ACE U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that they will launch the “CAPE Portal” to accept IEEPA tariff refund claims on April 20, 2026. CAPE = Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February in Learning Resources v…