CBP Adds Reconciliation-Flagged Entries to CAPE for IEEPA Refunds
CBP title: DEPLOYED – Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds - Entries Flagged for Reconciliation
This message is from June 26, 2026. Later CSMS messages may have changed it. See the latest trade news
What did CBP announce?
CBP announced it deployed an update to the CAPE application in the ACE Portal. The update let importers and brokers include entries flagged for reconciliation (entry types 01, 02, 06) in CAPE declarations even if the reconciliation entry (type 09) had not been filed. CBP limited this to unliquidated entries and entries liquidated within 80 days of the CAPE declaration filing date. All prior CAPE filing requirements remained in effect.
What is Allied's position?
This message expanded the CAPE tool that CBP uses for IEEPA duty refunds, which remains the current refund process. It let entries awaiting a reconciliation entry be included in a refund declaration, subject to the unliquidated or 80 day liquidation limit described. Clients with entries flagged for reconciliation who have questions about an IEEPA refund should ask us to review their specific entries, since eligibility depends on each entry's liquidation status.
General information, not legal advice.
What does the CBP message say?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has completed the successful deployment for enhancements to the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) application in the Automated Commercial Environment Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal). Importers and authorized customs brokers can now include in their CAPE declarations, submitted in the ACE Portal, entries flagged for reconciliation (entry types 01, 02, 06) for which the reconciliation entry (entry type 09) has not been filed. Consistent with CAPE Phase 1, the entries flagged for reconciliation will be limited to unliquidated entries and entries that have been liquidated within 80 days of the CAPE declaration filing date.
Please see CSMS # 69035485 - UPDATE – Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds - Entries Flagged for Reconciliation (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.govdelivery.com%2Faccounts%2FUSDHSCBP%2Fbulletins%2F41d65dd&data=05%7C02%7CTTOMESSAGEREQUEST%40cbp.dhs.gov%7Cf1250963f612445ac67108ded3ab934e%7Ce4b16b844c564f279af730345a161ad4%7C0%7C0%7C639180931041306111%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EDLAWXhEoRLR7Bbj60Nx%2BMkUUu0XI5hBne1wqaiDBxs%3D&reserved=0)
As a reminder, all filing and processing requirements from the first phase of CAPE remain in effect. For detailed information, please see CSMS # 68340863 - UPDATE - Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds, April 20, 2026, Deployment (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.govdelivery.com%2Faccounts%2FUSDHSCBP%2Fbulletins%2F412cc7f%3Freqfrom%3Dshare&data=05%7C02%7CTTOMESSAGEREQUEST%40cbp.dhs.gov%7Cf1250963f612445ac67108ded3ab934e%7Ce4b16b844c564f279af730345a161ad4%7C0%7C0%7C639180931041343413%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EbnhrDa9xdbAbN4d58PFk0q7FZ%2FIjjIhAT6WlvWDg2M%3D&reserved=0)
If you encounter any errors in filing a CAPE declaration, contact your CBP client representative or the ACE Help Desk.
Questions regarding this message should be directed to CBP at IEEPAREFUNDS@cbp.dhs.gov (mailto:IEEPAREFUNDS@cbp.dhs.gov).