IEEPA Tariff Refund Declaration Filing Begins April 20 in CAPE Portal

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…

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CBP Updates Court on IEEPA Tariff Refunds Procedures

On March 31, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provided an update on the IEEPA tariff refunds process to the Court of International Trade in the Atimus Filtration litigation (1:26-cv-01259). CBP continues to make process in the development of the tarff refunds claims portal. The agency has designated it as the “CAPE Portal” –…

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IEEPA Tariff Refunds: CBP Outlines Claims Process

Importers Will be Required to Submit Claims for Refunds Under CBP Proposal United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a filing before the U.S. Court of International Trade submitted on March 12, outlined the process they intend to implement for IEEPA tariff refunds. The proposal applies to the more than $130 billion in tariffs CBP collected without legal…

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