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The IEEPA Tariff Refund Window Is Already Closing — Even for Protests – File ASAP

By Erik | June 30, 2026

A dramatic close-up of a large ornate courthouse clock with its hands approaching midnight, cast in sharp shadows, set against a background of stacked customs import documents, shipping manifests, and cargo containers visible through a blurred courthouse window. The atmosphere is tense and urgent, rendered in a dark, editorial photorealistic style with cool blue and amber tones, conveying the weight of an expiring legal deadline in international trade law.

When the Supreme Court held in February 2026 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs, the headlines focused on a single, simple takeaway: importers who paid IEEPA duties may be entitled to refunds. That is true. What the headlines largely missed is the calendar problem sitting…

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.

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…