Brazil IEEPA Tariff Refund Recovery
Steel, agricultural commodities, aircraft components, and chemicals from Brazil were subject to IEEPA tariffs. A federal court ordered those duties refunded. CAPE Phase 3 is live as of October 6, 2026 — file your claim now.
Brazil is a major U.S. import source for steel products, agricultural commodities (soybeans, orange juice, coffee, beef), commercial aircraft components (Embraer), ethanol, and specialty chemicals. The IEEPA tariff orders hit Brazilian goods at the standard rate, on top of any pre-existing Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum. The Federal Circuit ruling covers all IEEPA duties collected, and CBP is processing Brazil importer refunds through CAPE.
CAPE Phase 3, which opened October 6, 2026, extends refund eligibility to finally liquidated entries — a critical expansion for Brazilian steel and agricultural importers, most of whose 2025 entries are now in finally liquidated status.
Brazilian steel was already subject to Section 232 steel tariffs (with quota provisions) before IEEPA was added. Only the IEEPA increment is refundable — we isolate the correct refund amount by entry and duty program.
Brazilian agricultural entries often involve variable price adjustments and multiple shipments per entry. We work with your customs broker to ensure the dutiable value used in the CAPE refund calculation reflects the actual IEEPA duty paid on each commodity shipment.
Embraer parts and commercial aircraft components from Brazil may qualify for temporary importation or duty drawback programs that interact with CAPE. We review each aviation entry for the most advantageous refund pathway.
We identify all Brazilian-origin entry summaries by commodity sector — steel, agriculture, aviation, chemicals — and calculate total IEEPA duty exposure by HTS code. Steel entries go through a 232/IEEPA segregation review before CAPE filing.
Entries are classified by CAPE phase eligibility — finally liquidated (Phase 3), unliquidated (earlier phases), or protest-eligible. Brazil importer entries from early 2025 are predominantly in finally liquidated status, making Phase 3 the critical filing track.
All filings are coordinated with or executed through a licensed customs broker in accordance with 19 C.F.R. Part 111. We prepare the complete CAPE submission package and manage all CBP correspondence through final disbursement.
Advisory only — not legal advice. Customs brokerage services are coordinated with or executed through a licensed customs broker in accordance with 19 C.F.R. Part 111. The Tariff Bureau LLC is not itself a licensed customs broker. Governing law: Georgia. Arbitration: Fulton County, GA.
IEEPA tariffs on Brazilian goods have been ordered refunded. CAPE Phase 3 is now live — act before CBP processing windows close.
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