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The below was taken in part from CSMS#68340863 – “UPDATE – Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds, April 20, 2026, Deployment” and is an update to our April 10th Customer Advisory, “CBP Deploys Phase 1 of CAPE for IEEPA Refunds on April 20,” that can be found here. CAPE is a new … Continued

The following was taken from CSMS # 68315804, “Introduction – Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds, April 20th, 2026 Deployment”: On April 20th, 2026, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will launch the first phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the Automated Commercial Environment Secure … Continued

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) filed a status report earlier this week in Atmus Filtration before the Court of International Trade (CIT), outlining the scope and limitations of the initial phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) program. The report provides important insight into how CBP intends to process duty refunds and … Continued

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released a modernized ACE Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal) account application for the trade community. The agency highlighted the new digital web form facilitates:  “The modernized tool also adds enhanced processing features for CBP personnel,” the agency said.  Below is an overview of the ACE Portal trade account application options. … Continued

President Trump, on Thursday, April 2nd, signed a proclamation which adjusts the steel, aluminum, and copper Section 232 tariffs, as well as an executive order for pharmaceutical import tariffs. Specifically, according to a White House fact sheet, the proclamation “defines the way that tariffs are assessed, ensuring that they reflect the full value of imported steel, … Continued