Dubbed the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE), it will help to calculate and issue refunds of ad valorem IEEPA duties.

More than $160 billion in unlawfully collected tariffs is at stake, and there is no direct CBP precedent for handling the large-scale reimbursement.

On March 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade suspended its order directing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue refunds for duties paid on “unliquidated and liquidated” entries pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

Government officials are getting closer to ironing out a refund process for the hundreds of thousands of companies that paid tariffs now deemed illegal. In a filing with the Court of International Trade on Friday,

An East Texas economic analyst said tariff refunds stemming from a recent Supreme Court decision could have positive economic impacts.  Dr. Ray Perryman, economist and president and CEO of The […]

Tariff refunds could lower prices. Costco CEO Ron Vachris said the warehouse club would likely pass any tariff refunds back to members through lower prices

The Supreme Court ruled last month at President Trump did not have the authority to issue his sweeping tariffs under a federal emergency powers law.