Companies that paid tariffs later ruled unlawful under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) will be able to start filing refund claims April 20, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
CBP said it is launching a new electronic tool called CAPE, the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries, that lets importers submit claims directly through the ACE Secure Data Portal. It gives companies their first clear way to recover duties tied to the now-invalid tariffs.
CBP said more than 330,000 importers paid roughly $166 billion in IEEPA duties across more than 53 million entries, making this one of the largest duty recovery efforts in recent history.
The move follows the Supreme Court’s February 20 ruling that struck down the tariffs in a 6-3 decision. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion in the case, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, holding that IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs.
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