CBP launched CAPE and began accepting submissions from importers on Monday, April 20th. There have been sporadic reports of excessive lag or account holders having trouble logging in. Hardly surprising given the level of interest and the rush to file among importers, and overall the system seems to be holding up well under the load.

In a bulletin posted on Friday, April 10, CBP confirmed that CAPE—its new system for processing refund requests named Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries—will go live on Monday, April 20, 2026. This marks an important turning point in the legal process for securing refunds for unlawful IEEPA tariff duties.

This past Saturday, April 4th marked one month since Judge Eaton issued his sweeping order to Customs and Border Protection to issue universal refunds to all importers who paid IEEPA tariffs—not just to those importers who have protested or sued.

Today, a coalition of more than twenty states filed a new lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging the Trump administration’s latest tariff program.

Earlier today, the Court of International Trade ordered Customs and Border Protection to liquidate all as-yet unliquidated entries subject to the IEEPA tariffs at zero duties — for all importers, not just the plaintiffs before it.

Earlier today, the Court of International Trade issued an order directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate all as-yet unliquidated entries at zero duties under the tariffs imposed pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).