Nearly 300,000 tariff refund claims filed with US Customs
Importers are claiming back duties paid under the IEEPA tariffs, which were struck down in February.
Known
•297,887 CAPE declarations received as of 2 October (CBP, via Foley & Lardner). •The IEEPA tariffs were struck down on 20 February 2026. •Section 122 litigation is stayed pending appeal.
Not known yet
•How many refunds have been paid, and how much in total. •How quickly CBP will process the claims. •Whether the government will appeal the 8 October decision.
US Customs and Border Protection had received 297,887 refund declarations through its CAPE process as of 2 October, according to a weekly trade roundup by the law firm Foley & Lardner.
The claims follow the 20 February 2026 ruling that struck down the IEEPA tariffs. On 8 October, a judge sided with importers in a refund dispute, the roundup reports. Separate litigation over Section 122 tariffs is on hold pending appeal.
The roundup also says CBP is using more data analytics to flag classification, value and origin errors, which has led to more requests for information (CF-28s) sent to importers.