The Court of International Trade (CIT) ordered CBP to issue refunds for IEEPA tariffs for the following entries: Entries that have not yet liquidated: CBP is directed to liquidate those entries without regard to the IEEPA duties. Entries for which “liquidation is not final”: CBP is directed to reliquidate these entries without regards to the IEEPA…
CBP sent out a CSMS message today providing instructions for Phase 1 filing of IEEPA Refunds via the CAPE portal. Roll Out Date CBP confirmed their intention to roll out the CAPE functionality within the ACE portal starting on April 20, 2026. CBP even provided screenshots showing where the CAPE tab will be located within the ACE…
Expanded Scope of IEEPA Tariff Refunds On March 27, 2026, CIT Judge Eaton made an important update correcting his initial order to CBP to issue refunds of IEEPA tariffs. Earlier in March, Judge Eaton’s had only directed CBP to issue IEEPA refunds for entries that had not yet liquidated or for which entries were not yet final.…
CBP’s IEEPA Refund Claim Process As ordered by Judge Eaton of the CIT, CBP provided an update today on the status of their solution for importers to obtain IEEPA refunds. They are developing a new functionality in ACE called the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CASE). CASE will have four features: 1.) Claim Portal The Claim…
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s IEEPA tariffs this past Friday. Later in the afternoon, Trump issued a formal Executive Order confirming the end of IEEPA tariffs. The following tariffs are impacted by the decision: IEEPA Fentanyl tariffs on products from China IEEPA Fentanyl tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico…
Ending of IEEPA Tariffs CBP issued a CSMS message stating that IEEPA tariff collection will officially end at 12:00am EST on February 24, 2026. Entries with an entry date before this date are still subject to the IEEPA tariff. As of this afternoon, there are no avenues to adjust these entries. Implementation of the Section 122…
Beginning on February 6, 2026, CBP will stop issuing refunds to importers via check. All refunds will be issued electronically via ACH. In order for importers to receive refunds via ACH, they must follow a two step process: Step #1) Sign up for an ACE account Please note that when signing up for the ACE account,…
On December 31, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation to delay the scheduled increase for the Section 232 tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities. Upholstered chairs and seats classified under 9401.61.4011, 9401.61.4031, 9401.61.6011, and 9401.61.6031 were scheduled to have the section 232 tariff increase from 25% to 30% on January 1, 2026. Kitchen cabinets and…