IEEPA Tariff Refunds for Every US Importer — Including DDP Shippers
The Tariff Bureau serves importers of record in all 50 states — not just one region. That includes companies that source on DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) terms, where a supplier or forwarder handled customs clearance but the US buyer may still hold the refund right. TariffIQ™ identifies your eligible entries regardless of where you're located or how your goods were shipped.
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Refunds Reach Every Sector, Every State
The Supreme Court’s February 20, 2026 ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (consolidated with Trump v. V.O.S. Selections) held that the IEEPA tariffs were unlawful, opening $166 billion in refunds across 53 million entry summaries and 330,000 importers of record. That eligibility isn't confined to a single port, state, or region — any importer of record who paid the reciprocal country rates, the fentanyl-related duties, or related border-emergency tariffs may be owed money back, wherever they're headquartered and whichever port their goods cleared through.
Apparel, footwear, electronics, and home goods importers nationwide faced some of the highest effective IEEPA duty rates on China, Vietnam, and Cambodia-origin goods.
Component and raw-material importers across the auto, electronics, and heavy-equipment supply chains carried significant IEEPA exposure regardless of plant location.
Importers of record moving high volumes through any major gateway — LA/Long Beach, NY/NJ, Savannah, Houston, Chicago O’Hare — are equally eligible.
US buyers who purchased on Delivered Duty Paid terms — where the seller or a forwarder handled clearance — may still be the named importer of record and hold the refund right. See below.
If You Buy on DDP Terms, Read This First
Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) is an Incoterm where the seller is contractually responsible for import clearance and duty payment, delivering goods to the buyer's door with duties already paid. That commercial arrangement is separate from the customs question of who is named importer of record (IOR) on CBP Form 7501 — and refund eligibility follows the IOR, not the Incoterm.
In practice, many DDP arrangements still list the US buyer as importer of record even though the foreign seller (or a customs broker acting on the seller's behalf) fronted the duty and built it into the landed cost. If that's your situation, you may be the party CBP owes the refund to — even though you never directly paid duties out of pocket at the border. TariffIQ™ checks your CBP Form 7501 filings to confirm who was actually named IOR on your entries, which settles the eligibility question regardless of how your commercial contract characterizes the shipment.
Which Phase Covers Your Entries?
CBP is processing IEEPA refunds in three phases nationwide. Your eligibility depends on your entry liquidation status and whether a Type 09 reconciliation entry has been filed — not on your location.
Unliquidated & Recent Entries
Entries not yet liquidated, or liquidated within 80 days of your CAPE Declaration filing date. Open since April 20, 2026. No Type 09 restriction.
Reconciliation Entries
Entry Types 01, 02, 06 flagged for reconciliation with no Type 09 filed. Open since June 29, 2026. File CAPE Declaration before Type 09 — sequence matters.
Finally Liquidated Entries
Covers entries liquidated more than 80 days ago. Delayed past its original order while CBP built additional system validations; CBP has since confirmed an October 6, 2026 deployment date for the general portal function.
The Tariff Bureau Recovery Process
From eligibility screening to CAPE Declaration delivery — TariffIQ™ handles the analysis, we prep the filing, your licensed broker submits in ACE. The process is identical nationwide, with no regional limitation.
Free Eligibility Assessment
Submit your import profile at tariffbureau.com/assessment. TariffIQ™ screens your HTS codes, entry history, importer-of-record status, and liquidation status against CAPE Phase 1, 2, and 3 eligibility criteria. No obligation.
Importer-of-Record Verification
For DDP and third-party-cleared shipments especially, we confirm who was actually named IOR on your CBP Form 7501 filings — the fact that controls refund eligibility.
Refund & Interest Modeling
We build a CFO-ready financial model of your recoverable duties plus statutory interest under 19 U.S.C. § 1505. You see your number before signing anything.
CAPE Declaration Preparation
We build your CAPE Declaration CSV, validate Chapter 99 HTS codes, check ACH enrollment status in ACE, and verify filing sequence. Your licensed customs broker submits in ACE — we do the prep work.
Contingency Recovery
No recovery, no fee. We take a percentage of the refund when CBP pays. If you don’t recover, you owe nothing. The Form 4811 designee model means your ACH refund can flow directly through our account for disbursement.
Nationwide & DDP Eligibility Questions
One Process, Every State
The Tariff Bureau serves importers of record across all 50 states remotely, with no regional limitation and no local presence required. Submit your free assessment online at tariffbureau.com/assessment and receive a TariffIQ™ eligibility report within minutes. For direct assistance, reach us at (404) 882-5839 or [email protected], Monday through Friday, 9 AM – 6 PM Eastern.
With CAPE Phase 3 confirmed to launch October 6, 2026, and Section 122 having expired July 24 (replaced same-day by new Section 301 forced-labor tariffs of 10–12.5% on 60 countries), the tariff landscape continues shifting rapidly. Importers who act now — wherever they're located, however their goods were shipped — capture more of the statutory interest that continues to accrue on unpaid IEEPA duties. The earlier you file, the higher your queue position and the more interest you collect.
Find Out What You're Owed
TariffIQ™ identifies your exact CAPE phase position, your refund estimate, and your next step — wherever you're located, however you shipped. Free assessment, no obligation, no recovery no fee.
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