IEEPA Tariff Refund Recovery
CBP processes IEEPA refund claims through the CAPE portal. Here is exactly how the process works — and how The Tariff Bureau manages it for you.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection IEEPA refund process was established following the Court of International Trade injunction ordering CBP to return unlawfully collected duties. The process runs through CBP's CAPE portal and culminates in ACH disbursement to the designated importer bank account.
The Tariff Bureau, using TariffIQ™, audits your complete import history for 2025–2026. We pull entry summaries from your customs broker or directly from CBP's ACE system and identify all entries with IEEPA-attributable duty payments.
TariffIQ™ performs a layer-by-layer duty decomposition for each entry, isolating IEEPA-attributable duty from Section 301, Section 232, and standard MFN duties. The IEEPA component is the recoverable amount.
We assemble the complete documentation package for each entry: CBP Form 7501 entry summary, commercial invoice, bill of lading, proof of duty payment, and importer of record attestation. Every field is verified against CAPE portal requirements before submission.
The Tariff Bureau submits your claim package through CBP's CAPE portal under your Importer of Record number. We confirm receipt acknowledgment from CBP and track processing status.
CBP reviews the submission for completeness and accuracy. Processing targets are 60–90 days for complete filings. Incomplete submissions are rejected or returned for correction — our pre-submission verification prevents this.
CBP issues the approved refund via ACH to your designated bank account. If your engagement uses The Tariff Bureau's escrow disbursement model, the refund arrives in our escrow account, we deduct the contingency fee, and wire the net balance to you within 48 hours.
U.S. importers paid billions in IEEPA tariffs that a federal court has ordered refunded. Time-sensitive — act before CBP processing windows close.
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