Customs And Border Protection Launches Phase 1 of IEEPA Refund Portal

On April 20, 2026, at 8:00 AM EDT, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activated the first phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the Automated Commercial Environment Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal). CAPE is designed with four integrated components: a claim portal, mass processing, review and finalization/reprocessing of entries, and refund processing.

Phase 1 of CAPE applies only to certain entries that are still being reviewed by Customs and to some entries that were finalized within the past 80 days. The system lets importers submit a list of shipments for which they are seeking refunds. Once the claim is reviewed and approved, Customs will recalculate the amount owed without the extra International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs, update the final amounts, and issue the refund. CBP continues to “evaluate functionality” for more complicated entries, including fully finalized entries and pending entries due to AD/CVD cases.

Importers and authorized customs brokers can now submit their CAPE Declarations through their ACE Portal accounts. CAPE is designed to streamline the refund of IEEPA duties, including interest, by consolidating claims rather than processing refunds on an entry-by-entry basis.

For those interested in learning more, the Trade Transformation Office (TTO) will host two informational support webinars. Registration links for these webinars are provided below:

• Registration link for webinar on April 21 at 1:00 p.m. ET: Register here.
• Registration link for webinar on April 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET: Register here.

To read the latest CBP update, click here. 

Additional information on CAPE, including FAQs, is available here.

For instructions on creating an account in the ACE Portal, click here. 

The RV Industry Association will continue to provide information as it becomes available. For a comprehensive overview of tariffs currently enacted, view the tariff tracker. 

Please contact Samantha Rocci, Director of Federal Affairs (srocci@riva.org), with questions or for more information.