When do I need the ES-701 versus the ES-003?

For CAPE claims, the ES-003 is sufficient — declarations are made at the entry-number level. The ES-701 is useful for detailed line-level analysis of mixed entries, so you can verify how much of an entry's duty is actually IEEPA before declaring it.

Can my broker pull the ES-701 for me?

Yes. Licensed customs brokers with ACE access can generate ES-701 reports for their clients' entries.

Documentation

What is ES-701?

Detailed entry line item report from ACE, showing individual line-level data for each import entry. In the context of U.S. customs and tariff recovery, understanding es-701 is essential for navigating the CAPE refund process and ensuring accurate duty assessment.

Definition

The ES-701 is a detailed entry line item report available from CBP's ACE portal. While the ES-003 provides entry-level summary data, the ES-701 breaks down each entry into its individual line items — showing the specific products, HTS codes, quantities, values, and duty amounts for each line within an entry. This granularity is essential when entries contain multiple product categories with different tariff treatments.

How ES-701 Relates to Tariff Refunds

CAPE declarations are filed at the entry-number level, so the ES-003 is the primary input — but the ES-701's line-level detail is valuable for verifying exactly how much IEEPA duty sits inside a mixed entry before it is declared. (Note: CAPE Phase 2, live June 29, 2026, covers reconciliation-flagged entries; it is not a line-level filing model, despite early speculation.) Tariffi uses ES-701 parsing to validate estimates on entries where products with and without IEEPA duties share one entry number.

Example

Entry #123-4567890-1 has 20 line items. The ES-003 shows it as a single entry with $50,000 total duty. The ES-701 reveals that 15 lines ($40,000 in duty) carry IEEPA reciprocal duties (HTS 9903.02) and 5 lines ($10,000) do not — so the importer can expect the CAPE refund on that entry to reflect the $40,000 IEEPA portion, which CBP calculates from its own records.

Frequently Asked Questions

When do I need the ES-701 versus the ES-003?: For CAPE claims, the ES-003 is sufficient — declarations are made at the entry-number level. The ES-701 is useful for detailed line-level analysis of mixed entries, so you can verify how much of an entry's duty is actually IEEPA before declaring it.
Can my broker pull the ES-701 for me?: Yes. Licensed customs brokers with ACE access can generate ES-701 reports for their clients' entries.

Legal References

CBP ACE Report Catalog

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