Tariff Refund Payments May Take up to 45 Days Once System Operational: Customs
CBP says the portal will start in phases and could process about two-thirds of claims before later rounds handle the rest.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection is working on a process to refund tariffs after a court decision invalidated certain duties, impacting many importers.
- The agency plans to issue refunds in stages, prioritizing some claims first, with payments expected to take time once processed.
- Officials say the effort is complex due to the large number of cases and the significant total value of refunds businesses are expecting.
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It may take up to 45 days to review and process tariff refund payments once a new claims portal system becomes operational, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on March 31. CBP said in a court filing that it is developing a new claims portal within its existing Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system so that it can provide importers with refunds of duties that U.S. President Donald Trump imposed last year under the Internati…
Tariff refund payments may take up to 45 days once system operational: Customs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a Tuesday filing said tariff refund payments may take up to 45 days to review and process once its new claims portal system is operational. The U.S. Court of International Trade is overseeing the process for tariff refunds to importers who paid levies issued by the Trump administration. …
US customs agency says tariff refund system progressing, but payments may take up to 45 days
WASHINGTON — The U.S. customs agency said on Tuesday it was making progress in setting up a streamlined process for refunding some $166 billion in tariff collections deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, but that its new system could take up to 45 days to review and process refund applications. In a filing with the U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection official Brandon Lord said development of a new refund claims p…
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