US Customs and Border Protection announced that importers can begin filing tariff refund requests using the CAPE tool starting April 20. Initially, the system will handle straightforward and recent entries, saving complex cases for later processing.

Importers seeking tariff refunds will be able to begin filing their requests on April 20, US Customs and Border Protection said on Friday. In the first phase, the CBP’s Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries tool, called CAPE, will process paperwork for certain straightforward and recent import entries – leaving more complex refund scenarios for later. The move comes as the administration looks to comply with the February ruling by the US Supreme Court that threw out duties that.....