Tariff Refunds in 45 days: CBP

CBP told the Court of International Trade it cannot issue IEEPA tariff refunds at scale until importers are set up to receive electronic payments and can identify affected entries in a forthcoming ACE-based claims workflow—meaning companies should complete CBP’s electronic refund enrollment (banking/ACH authorization in ACE) and begin compiling entry numbers and payment records now.

CBP says it is building an importer-declaration tool in ACE and is aiming to have it ready within about 45 days, after which refunds would be recalculated (with interest), certified, and paid electronically by Treasury, subject to court direction and CBP validation.