The online portal, called Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries or CAPE, will be open for refund applications on Monday, April 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed in a filing on Tuesday.
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Some businesses and customs brokers have said questions remain around the refund process.
Here’s what to know about how to apply for a refund through the new portal.
CBP said it will process the refunds in phases. In the first phase, CAPE will accept refund applications for unliquidated tariffs—meaning tariffs that have been assessed but not yet finalized by CBP—and for tariffs finalized by CBP within the past 80 days. When CBP processes imports, the agency usually estimates the tariff first and finalizes it later after further review. Once a tariff is liquidated, that means CBP has set the final amount, which can make refunds more difficult to process.
For tariffs that have been liquidated within 180 days, importers can also file a protest, which is a formal challenge with the CBP arguing that an error was made in assessing duties, such as the tariff rate applied to an import. Some advisors suggest that importers continue to file protests for imports that were liquidated more than 80 days ago but within the 180-day window.
How do the refunds work?
Businesses that paid IEEPA tariffs when importing products, termed “importers of record,” can apply for a refund through the portal. Customs brokers that paid import duties on behalf of an importer can also apply for a refund.
In order to request a refund, importers or customs brokers should submit their bank account information and declarations of the entries for which they paid IEEPA tariffs through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) portal.
CBP said it will issue refunds within 60 to 90 days, although issues with the application or processing could make it longer.
Some hedge funds are offering to buy businesses’ tariff refund claims. That would mean importers can get paid immediately without going through the potentially onerous process of applying for a refund, although in at least some cases it would mean selling the refunds at a discount.
Will consumers benefit?
Some Democratic lawmakers have also called for refunds directly to households, although such a scenario is likely to face challenges.At the same time, the Trump Administration is seeking to reinstate most of Trump’s tariffs through other legal mechanisms, including invoking Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act to temporarily impose a 15% tariff on most countries. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that the tariffs could be back in place by July. Sector-specific tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act are also still in place.
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