{"id":6141,"date":"2026-03-12T13:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siships.com\/blog\/?p=6141"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:30:31","slug":"preparations-underway-for-ieepa-tariff-refunds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siships.com\/blog\/preparations-underway-for-ieepa-tariff-refunds\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparations Underway for IEEPA Tariff Refunds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Image courtesy of Tyler Casey \/ Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n

What International Shippers Need to Know<\/h2>\n

On March 6, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) <\/span>informed<\/span><\/a> the Court of International Trade (CIT) that while they are not yet ready to process the court-ordered IEEPA tariff refunds, they are actively building the necessary infrastructure within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).<\/span><\/p>\n

Following a <\/span>Supreme Court decision<\/span><\/a> striking down the use of IEEPA tariffs, the CIT <\/span>ordered<\/span><\/a> CBP to liquidate or reliquidate affected entries without those duties.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because there are over <\/span>53 million separate entries<\/b> eligible for refunds, CBP is developing a new “streamline” functionality in ACE. Instead of issuing millions of individual checks, this system will consolidate refunds and interest payments by importer to speed up the process.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Proposed Refund Process<\/h3>\n

CBP expects the new ACE functionality to be programmed within the next <\/span>45 days<\/b>, though the full refund cycle may take several months. Once live, the process is expected to follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n