infographic flowchart titled "Pathways to U.S. Tariff Refunds & Duty Drawback," detailing four distinct customs routes for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recovery. The chart map flows from central import entry data out to Route A: IEEPA/Supreme Court Decision Refunds using the automated CAPE system on the ACE Portal; Route B: Administrative Corrections via Post-Summary Correction (PSC) or CBP Protest Form 19; Route C: Duty Drawback Claims under 19 USC 1313; and Route D: Other mechanisms like Free Trade Agreement retroactivity, excessive fees, and bond cap adjustments. All routes funnel into a final disposition box at the bottom indicating direct electronic refund payment via ACH (Automated Clearinghouse).

How Do I Submit Through the CBP for a Refund? Step-by-Step Guide for EVERY Filing Phase

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Tariff Refund & Duty Recovery Finder

Could your company recover tariffs or customs duties it already paid? Answer a few adaptive questions to identify the CBP refund, protest, correction, CAPE, FTA, or duty drawback paths that deserve further review.

  • ✓ Multiple potential recovery paths
  • ✓ Liquidation deadline warning
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The architecture of the finder

There isn’t just one way to recover tariffs.

IEEPA refunds are one potential path. Depending on what you imported, when the entry liquidated, which duties were paid, and what happened to the merchandise afterward, additional CBP refund, correction, protest, FTA, or drawback opportunities may deserve review.

Pathways to U.S. tariff refunds and duty drawback showing CAPE, PSC, CBP Protest Form 19, drawback, and other CBP refund mechanisms
The finder screens across this TRS-197 recovery model and identifies the pathways that deserve entry-level review. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
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What you receive

One connected system for the entry, the filing, and the follow-through.

Finding a potential recovery path is step one. Recovering it requires entry-level screening, documentation, filing-path decisions, deadline tracking, and payment reconciliation.

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Master recovery workbook covering IEEPA, Section 301, 232, 122, and drawback

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CAPE submission preparation with filer-code and entry-number validation

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Filing-ready templates for Form 19, PSC, broker emails, memos, and checklists

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