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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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Global Logistics Update 4/3/26
IEEPA Tariff Refund Process Recap: The roll out of the refund process continues, bringing optimism to the import community that refunds actually may happen. Judge Eaton of the CIT/Court of Interational Trade jus issued a clarifying court order last week, in Atmus Filtration v. United States clarifying that CBP must reliquidate previously liquidated entries to…
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CIT IEEPA Duty Refund System Update
Today, 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 processing system called CAPE (Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries). The system has four components and remains under development: the Claim Portal is 85% complete, Review and…
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