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CAPE IEEPA Refund Reports
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to refine and share guidance on the IEEPA tariff refund process. The latest update provides a summary of the available reports for tracking refunds and identifying rejections. Direct filers can choose specific reports to review or automate report delivery based on timing preferences. For those working with brokers or third…
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Global Logistics Update 5/1/26
IEEPA Tariff Refund Process Recap: As of April 20, 2026, importers and customs brokers can submit refund requests through the ACE Portal by uploading a CSV CAPE Declaration via a new CAPE tab in applicable accounts. Submissions must be made exclusively in ACE. The system validates entries and provides feedback, though Phase 1 limits which…
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Trump Announces Rollback of Scotch Whisky Tariffs
Donald Trump announced plans to remove certain U.S. tariffs on Scotch whisky following the recent visit by the UK’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The tariffs had contributed to trade tensions and declining exports between the U.S. and UK, and their removal is expected to support the spirits industry on both sides, including cooperation…
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Spring 2026 Issue of Grapevine is Now Available!
Volume 16, Issue 1 of the WSSA Grapevine is here! In our Spring 2026 newsletter we will look at the latest on the changing tariff landscape and geopolitical disruption impacting shipping, new changes for Mexico Customs, updates on the USDA National Organic Program Audits, groupage service offerings from WSSA’s service partner Albatrans, and an announcement of WSSA’s brand new look…
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Global Logistics Update 4/24/26
IEEPA Tariff Refund Process Recap: As of Monday, April 20, 2026, importers and customs brokers are now able to submit refund requests through the ACE Portal by uploading a CSV file—referred to as a CAPE Declaration—via a new CAPE tab available in Importer, Organizational Broker, and Filer accounts. Submissions cannot be made any other way…
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Global Logistics Update 4/17/26
EEPA Tariff Refund Process Recap: Last Friday CBP announced the launch of Phase 1 of CAPE, a new platform for processing IEEPA tariff refund requests. Beginning April 20, 2026, importers and customs brokers can submit refund requests through the ACE Portal by uploading a CSV file—referred to as a CAPE Declaration—via a new CAPE tab…
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IEEPA Duty Refunds/CAPE Webinars – April 16 & 17, 2026
CBP has announced that they will host two webinars on the CAPE system for processing IEEPA tariff refunds. The official CBP announcement is copied below for review, along with webinar registration information: U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Trade is hosting two webinars on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. ET and Friday,…
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Updated Guidance Regarding IEEPA Refunds
CBP has issued updated guidance regarding the process for obtaining refunds of duties collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Importers should note the following key points when preparing to file for refunds: We will continue to provide additional updates on CAPE as they are released from CBP. We have linked the CAPE training…
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IEEPA Refund Process Launching April 20
CBP/US Customs just issued a message announcing the launch of phase 1 of CAPE—the platform Customs developed to process IEEPA tariff refunds. We have copied the message here for your information. The details of the filing process are further outlined in the “CAPE Information Notice” and we have copied the basic process outlined in this document here:…
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Global Logistics Update 4/10/26
IEEPA Tariff Refund Process Recap: The roll out of the refund process continues, bringing optimism to the import community that refunds actually may happen. On Tuesday, March 31, CBP’s Executive Director of Trade Programs filed a declaration with the U.S. Court of International Trade providing a progress update on the agency’s new IEEPA duty refund…
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