File Your IEEPA Tariff Refund Claim — Before the Window Closes.
The Supreme Court ruled IEEPA tariffs were collected without legal authority. Every U.S. importer who paid those tariffs has a legal claim to a full refund plus statutory interest. The CAPE portal is open. The government has until June 7, 2026 to appeal. File your claim now while the portal is open and your entries are still eligible.
Your Claim Is Legal. But It Won't File Itself.
The Supreme Court ruling created the legal right. The Court of International Trade issued the order. CBP built the portal. But none of that puts money in your account. Only a correctly filed CAPE Declaration does that.
The government has until approximately June 7, 2026 to appeal the CIT's nationwide refund order to the Federal Circuit. If an emergency stay is granted, all CAPE processing could be suspended for months — while your entries continue aging toward the 80-day liquidation deadline. A claim filed before June 7 and already accepted by CBP is already in the pipeline. One filed after a stay may wait months or longer.
What makes an IEEPA claim valid?
Can I file my own IEEPA claim without a broker?
How long does it take to receive payment on my claim?
What interest does my claim earn?
What happens if the government appeals?
Three Steps to File Your Claim
From eligibility confirmation to ACH payment — here is exactly how to file your IEEPA tariff refund claim through CBP's CAPE portal.
Establish Your Claim Eligibility
Your IEEPA claim is valid if you are the Importer of Record for entries that included IEEPA HTS Chapter 99 duties, and those entries are either unliquidated or liquidated within 80 days of your filing date. Entries subject to AD/CVD suspension, reconciliation flags, or drawback claims are excluded from Phase 1. Use TariffGuru's free diagnostic to confirm your status in minutes.
Prepare Your Claim File
Your IEEPA claim is submitted as a CSV file — a CAPE Declaration — through the ACE Secure Data Portal. Each entry number must be exactly 11 alphanumeric characters. The file cannot exceed 1MB and is limited to 9,999 entries per declaration. A single formatting error rejects the entire claim file. The $97 Federal Recovery Toolkit includes a CBP-compliant template and 12-point pre-submission checklist.
Submit and Track Your Claim
Submit your CAPE Declaration through the CAPE tab in the ACE Secure Data Portal. CBP runs two validation stages — file level and entry level. Once accepted a Claim Number is assigned. CBP reliquidates your entries, removes IEEPA duties, calculates statutory interest, and issues payment via ACH within 60-90 days of acceptance.
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Five Things Every Importer Must Know
The five technical pillars of IEEPA refund eligibility — covered in plain English. Liquidation status, ACH enrollment, entry formatting, interest calculation, and the Phase 1 exclusions that catch many filers off guard.
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2. ACH Enrollment — You must have a U.S. bank account registered in the ACE Secure Data Portal. This account must be separate from any ACH account used to pay duties to CBP.
3. Entry Formatting — All entry numbers must be exact 11 alphanumeric characters. One bad character rejects the line.
4. Interest Calculation — Statutory interest accrues from the original entry payment date at 7% annually (non-corp) or 6% (corp), compounded quarterly per 19 U.S.C. 1505.
5. Phase 1 Exclusions — Reconciliation entries, drawback entries, AD/CVD entries, open protest entries, and entries not filed in ACE are excluded from Phase 1.
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CAPE Pre-Filing Eligibility Screener
Answer 6 questions and get an instant technical readiness assessment. Know your Phase 1 eligibility status, what steps to take next, and whether you need the toolkit or concierge service — before you file a single form.
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Calculated per 19 U.S.C. 1505 and 26 U.S.C. 6621 using IRS quarterly overpayment rates as published in Federal Register Vol. 90 No. 186. Not a simple interest estimate — a statutory refund calculation.
Use the Full Calculator Below →Federal Statutory Interest Calculator — IEEPA Tariff Refund Overpayment Rates
Statutory interest on IEEPA tariff refunds accrues from the date the original duties were paid through the date CBP issues your refund. This is not optional — it is a legal entitlement under federal statute.
The applicable rates, confirmed across multiple Federal Register publications, are 7% annually for non-corporate importers and 6% annually for corporate importers, compounded quarterly.
For entries paid in April 2025, this means more than a full year of interest accrues on top of your principal refund amount before CBP issues payment.
Source: 19 U.S.C. 1505 · 26 U.S.C. 6621 · Federal Register Vol. 90 No. 186 (September 29, 2025) · Federal Register Document 2026-01175 (January 22, 2026) · Revenue Ruling 2025-22
Estimate based on statutory rates per 19 U.S.C. 1505 and 26 U.S.C. 6621, compounded quarterly. Actual amounts depend on entry-level CBP data and the refund process established by the Court of International Trade.
File It Right the First Time
From the $97 self-filing toolkit to full institutional data formatting — TariffGuru.com provides the technical infrastructure for every type of importer.
Federal Recovery Toolkit
- Master CAPE CSV template (CBP-compliant, pre-formatted)
- ACE portal data extraction guide
- CBP error dictionary — every rejection code explained
- HTS reference library for IEEPA-subject goods
- USITC duty handbook and HTS classification guide
- Supreme Court ruling analysis (Learning Resources v. Trump)
- Federal Register interest rate documentation
- 12-point pre-submission filing readiness checklist
- Phase 1 exclusion reference guide
Institutional Data Services
- Professional CAPE CSV data formatting at $1 per line
- $1,500 minimum — covers up to 1,500 entry lines
- $4,500 Institutional Data Audit — pre-submission error scan
- PDF Risk Report identifying rejection risks before filing
- Section 301 / IEEPA duty stacking analysis
- AD/CVD suspension review and Phase 2 preparation
- Full concierge with licensed customs practitioners available
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