U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Launches an Online Refund Portal

Following the Supreme Court's ruling striking down IEEPA tariffs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has rolled out an online refund portal to return roughly $166 billion in duties to 300,000+ importers across 53 million entries.

CBP's new CAPE system has four steps:

1.  Claim Portal — upload refund requests via standardized spreadsheet

2.  Mass Processing — removes IEEPA tariff codes, recalculates duties

3.  Review & Reliquidation — updates entry summaries, calculates interest

4.  Refund — electronic deposit to account


We urge effected members to update their CBP importer record (Form 5106) — using their own email, not your broker's, create an ACE Portal account (setup takes 3–4 weeks), enroll in ACH Refund — required for electronic deposits, as well as check with their broker if any entries fall into exceptions (liquidated entries, drawback claims, open protests, AD/CVD entries).

Learn more through the United States Chamber of Commerce.