CAPE Refund Checklist:
Are You Ready to Receive Your IEEPA Tariff Refund?
CBP’s CAPE refund portal launched April 20, 2026 and Phase 2 launched June 29, 2026. If you have not yet filed your CAPE Declaration, the steps below will help you confirm everything is in place to receive your refund. Importers who have not completed ACE portal setup and ACH bank enrollment will have their refunds placed in reject status. As of May 2026, over 4,000 consolidated refunds have not been transmitted to Treasury due to missing bank information. This checklist covers all 16 actions organized across four sections: ACE portal access, ACH electronic refund enrollment, actions for liquidated entries, and entry records compilation for your CAPE CSV file. Check off items as you complete them and your progress updates automatically.
CAPE is live — Phase 1 launched April 20, 2026 and Phase 2 launched June 29, 2026. If you have not yet filed your CAPE Declaration, complete the steps below and file now. As of May 2026, over 4,000 consolidated refunds have not been transmitted to Treasury due to missing ACH bank information. Post Summary Corrections for IEEPA refunds are prohibited. CAPE is the only authorized path.
You are CAPE-ready
Every item is complete. Log into ACE at ace.cbp.gov, click the More tab, select CAPE, go to File Uploads, click Upload, download the template, enter your entry numbers, save as CSV, and submit your declaration. Phase 1 and Phase 2 are both live now.
