Overview
- CBP told the Court of International Trade that its CAPE platform has four modules—claim portal, mass processing, review/liquidation and refunds—now roughly 40% to 80% complete, with the refunds component at about 60% and a phased rollout planned.
- Judge Richard K. Eaton called the government’s progress “satisfactory,” kept his earlier universal relief order on hold, and required another status report this week as CBP finishes the CAPE build.
- Roughly $165–$166 billion collected under invalid IEEPA duties remains subject to potential repayment across more than 53 million entries, with interest accruing at about $650 million per month and thousands of lawsuits and protective claims pending.
- FedEx says it will return any refunded IEEPA charges to shippers and consumers if it receives them, UPS will support customer refund efforts once a process is set, and consumer class actions targeting importers are emerging.
- Tariffs remain in place under other laws, including a Section 122 global surcharge now at 15% and new Section 301 investigations that open for public comment March 17–April 15 with a hearing on May 5.