US CBP opens consolidated IEEPA tariff refund filing in ACE
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- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Tax
- Customs/Import
- Change type
- Compliance
- Status
- In force
- Announced
- 20 April 2026
- Effective
- 20 April 2026
- Authority
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- Verified
- Fetched from official source · high confidence
Importers and customs brokers filing IEEPA tariff refunds. Phase 1 of the CAPE tool lets refund requests be consolidated rather than filed one entry at a time, with interest.
On 20 April 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deployed Phase 1 of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the ACE Secure Data Portal, opening the process for importers and brokers to file consolidated refund requests for IEEPA tariffs (with interest). Announced in CBP CSMS #68315804 (10 April 2026).
What changed in detail
On 20 April 2026, CBP deployed Phase 1 of the CAPE tool in the ACE portal, letting importers and brokers file consolidated refund requests for IEEPA tariffs, with interest.
What it means
If you paid IEEPA-based tariffs and have refund exposure, there is now an official channel to claim it back in bulk rather than entry by entry. Phase 1 covers a defined set of entries — check the CSMS bulletin for which of yours qualify before filing.
Proof
CSMS # 68315804 - Introduction - Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds, April 20, 2026 Deployment U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 04/10/2026 02:49 PM EDT Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 68315804 - Introduction - Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds, April 20, 2026 Deployment On April 20, 2026, U.S.
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