ST&R Tariff Analysis: Appeals Court Temporarily Stays CIT Ruling Against Section 122 Tariffs
The following analysis regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s stay on the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruling against the Section 122 tariffs is provided […]
CBP Clarification to New Section 232 Steel, Aluminum and Copper Derivatives
GSM International has received clarification from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding the reporting of no metal content for the purposes of the new Section 232 steel, aluminum, and copper […]
CPSC Begins Countdown to July 8 eFiling
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) hosted a virtual webinar on April 8 which highlighted the three-month mark to the full implementation date of eFiling for most regulated products. The […]
CBP Deploys Phase 1 of CAPE for IEEPA Refunds on April 20
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on April 20 will launch the first phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the ACE Secure Data Portal. “CAPE […]
Latest CBP System Update to CIT for Refunding IEEPA Tariffs
The following analysis regarding Customs and Border Protection’s latest update system update to the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) is provided to our Regular Member customs brokers by NCBFAA […]
Reminder to Establish ACE Portal Accounts and Submit ACH Banking Information to CBP
Effective Feb. 6, 2026, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began issuing all refunds electronically via Automated Clearing House (ACH) (subject to limited exceptions), as announced in the Electronic Refunds Interim Final Rule published […]
CBP REMINDER — ACE Portal Access and ACH Set-Up Required to Receive CBP Refunds
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Feb. 6 transitioned to electronic-only refunds, as announced in the Electronic Refunds Interim Final Rule published Jan. 2 in the Federal Register (91 FR 21). […]
IEEPA REFUND STATUS
Following the Supreme Court ruling invalidating IEEPA tariffs, CBP is developing an automated, electronic refund process, with a potential launch by April 20, 2026. Importers must actively submit claims via the […]
CIT Amends IEEPA Tariff Order to Include Brazil and India; Requests March 31 CBP Progress Update on ACE Refund Mechanism
The Court of International Trade (CIT) on March 19 said in an order that it would amend its recent IEEPA tariff refund order to include those imposed on products from Brazil and […]
CBP Outlines ACE IEEPA Refund Programming Progress to CIT Judge Eaton
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on March 12 provided an outline of its ACE IEEPA refund programming, so far, to Court of International Trade (CIT) Judge Robert Eaton. This new ACE functionality […]



