IEEPA Tariff Refund Recovery
A plain-language reference guide to the legal, customs, and trade terms you need to understand your IEEPA refund claim.
The U.S. federal agency responsible for collecting import duties, enforcing trade laws, and processing refund claims. CBP is the agency that collected IEEPA duties and that the court has ordered to issue refunds.
CBP's Automated Processing Environment — the official electronic portal for filing IEEPA tariff refund claims. Opened April 20, 2026.
The specialized federal court with jurisdiction over U.S. trade and customs matters. The CIT issued the injunction ordering CBP to refund unlawfully collected IEEPA duties.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has appellate jurisdiction over CIT decisions. The DOJ filed its appeal of the IEEPA refund injunction at the Federal Circuit on June 7, 2026.
The federal statute under which the executive branch imposed emergency tariffs on imports from over 50 countries beginning in 2025. The CIT found these tariffs exceeded IEEPA's statutory authorization.
The party legally responsible for making entry of goods into the United States and paying applicable duties. The IOR is the party entitled to receive IEEPA refunds from CBP.
The classification system for all goods imported into the United States. IEEPA duty eligibility is determined at the HTS-10 digit level based on the product and country of origin.
The CBP Form 7501, which documents each import transaction including the importer, goods description, HTS classification, dutiable value, and duties paid. Entry summaries are the foundational documents for IEEPA refund claims.
A fee arrangement in which the advisor is paid a percentage of amounts actually recovered — and nothing if no recovery occurs. The Tariff Bureau operates exclusively on a contingency fee basis.
An Incoterms shipping arrangement in which the seller (typically the foreign manufacturer) is responsible for paying all import duties. In DDP arrangements, economic recovery of IEEPA duties requires tracing the contractual obligation through the supply chain.
The Tariff Bureau's proprietary AI platform for IEEPA tariff refund analysis and CBP filing preparation.
TariffIQ™'s AI trade analyst persona, available 24/7 through The Tariff Bureau's website to answer questions and provide preliminary recovery estimates.
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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