CBP tariff refund portal nears launch as registrations top 26,000
A new U.S. Customs and Border Protection court filing says 26,664 importers have registered for the online system that will handle refunds of tariffs collected under the IEEPA, as the agency works to return an estimated $166 billion after a February Supreme Court ruling found the duties illegal. The filing says the main claims portal is 85% complete and in critical testing before deployment. CBP says the first phase remains on track for mid-April, although broader repayment timelines are still unresolved.
Highlights
- CBP's tariff refund portal is nearing launch, aiming to cover 63% of the 53 million affected import entries as registrations exceed 26,000.
- About one-third of impacted entries that have undergone liquidation will be processed in later refund phases following Judge Richard Eaton's March 27 clarification on eligibility.
- CBP estimates refund delays will cost $700 million per month in interest payments, equivalent to $23 million per day, due to the Supreme Court's February decision.
Portal buildout and refund timeline
CBP says the initial version of the refund system is being prepared to cover about 63% of the 53 million import entries affected by the Supreme Court decision. In the filing, senior CBP official Brandon Lord says other parts of the system are between 60% and 80% complete. That means the agency is still building out the remaining functions needed to process more complex claims.Liquidated entries remain a later phase
Roughly one-third of the affected claims have already gone through liquidation, a customs process that usually makes tariff assessments final within a year of entry. Lord says those entries will be handled in later refund phases, once additional system capabilities come online. Judge Richard Eaton expands his ruling on March 27 to clarify that liquidated tariffs are also eligible for reimbursement after companies raise concerns.Financial pressure from delays
The refund effort follows the Supreme Court's February decision striking down tariffs imposed by the Trump administration nearly a year earlier. The Court of International Trade then orders CBP to recalculate duties and issue refunds. Eaton's earlier ruling also says CBP must pay interest on retained tariffs, with the agency estimating that cost at $700 million a month, or $23 million a day, for every day refunds are delayed.We previously reported on Vodafone’s €45.2 million reimbursement from Spain’s tax authority after a favorable court ruling over taxes collected in 2018 and 2019. The report also noted the inclusion of delay interest and legal costs, alongside an update on Vodafone’s share capital and the stock’s bullish technical setup.
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