U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries tariff refund system, known as CAPE, on April 20, 2026, to process refunds for tariffs imposed under the Trump administration. The agency launched CAPE to comply with an order following the Supreme Court's February 2026 ruling striking down emergency levies imposed by President Trump.

As of April 26, 2026, CBP had received more than 75,000 refund requests from U.S. businesses and other importers, according to court filings. More than 47,000 claims encompassing approximately 11 million tariff payments were properly filed, court filings show.

Roughly 15% of tariff refund requests have been rejected since the system opened, according to court filings. Businesses may only seek refunds for tariffs imposed by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. In its first phase, CAPE is only accepting applications for tariffs that have been finalized by CBP or estimated duties.

Nick Richards, a law firm partner, attributed some of the rejections to the program's scope. "There are parameters, and I would imagine some of the submissions are outside of that scope," he said. CAPE's functionality was unavailable for 18 minutes on April 20, 2026, when CBP paused the ability to submit declarations to reconfigure resources and optimize processing, according to court filings.

Richards also commented on the speed of the rollout. "I was amazed at the speed with which Customs put up this portal, so kudos to them," he said. "They've done an amazing job rolling this out."