For U.S. importers · CAPE Phases 1 & 2 live · ACH enrollment done for you
Thousands of approved CBP refunds are sitting undeliverable over one missing ACH enrollment. We handle it for you.
We handle ACH/ACE enrollment, CAPE data prep, and broker filing — so the Treasury refund goes directly to your bank. No advance fees. A CBP-licensed broker partner files under their own license (19 CFR Part 111); you never share your ACH details again. CBP says accepted claims generally pay within 60–90 days of acceptance.
The Automated Recovery Pipeline
How the money flows
Tariffi is the data-preparation platform behind the broker. Your licensed customs broker partner is the filer of record with CBP. CBP/Treasury ACHs the refund directly into your own bank account — Tariffi is never in the money path. Once it lands, Tariffi collects only its authorized fee — by invoice or, if you authorize it, ACH debit — per your fee agreement.
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Data Connection
Secure CSV upload or broker ES-003 ingestion. 1-click LPOA with your licensed customs broker partner.
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Precision Engine
AI-driven HTS classification (6-digit per HQ H350722) + UEV calculation + CAPE drafting.
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Expert Audit
Your licensed customs broker partner reviews & transmits under their own CBP license (19 CFR Part 111).
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Direct Refund
CBP/Treasury ACHs the refund straight to your own bank account. Tariffi then collects only its authorized fee — by invoice or, if you authorize it, ACH debit — per your fee agreement.
By the numbers
$166B+
Treasury pool
Industry-wide IEEPA duties paid 2022–2026
Three-phase
program · Phases 1 & 2 live
Phase 1 (unliquidated + recently liquidated) and Phase 2 (reconciliation entries) are filing now; Phase 3 (finally-liquidated) expected late July.
80 days
Per-entry CAPE window
Measured from each entry's liquidation date — your oldest entries expire first.
Why SMEs choose us
No advance fees
Contingency only. No retainer, no deposit, no advance charges. If CBP denies your claim, you owe us nothing. Fee structure disclosed up-front per 16 CFR § 310.3(a)(1).
Filed by a licensed customs broker
Your CAPE declaration is filed by a CBP-licensed customs broker partner under their own license per 19 CFR Part 111. Tariffi prepares the data; the broker is the filer of record.
100% broker-reviewed before ACE
Every CAPE declaration is reviewed and approved by our licensed customs broker partner before ACE transmission. Per 19 CFR Part 111, the broker stays filer of record on every filing — no exceptions.
AES-256 at rest · TLS 1.2+ in transit
AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit. Role-scoped database access with audit logging. 7-year retention per 19 CFR Part 163.
Verification available on request
Verifiable references and anonymized case studies shared during diligence under NDA at legal@tariffi.io.
CAPE open · Phases 1 & 2 live
Your refund is sitting in the U.S. Treasury. Right now.
$166B+ in IEEPA duties paid 2022–2026 are eligible for recovery through CBP’s CAPE program. There’s no single program deadline — each entry runs its own 80-day CAPE clock from its liquidation date, and your oldest entries expire first.
No retainer. No deposit. No fee unless Treasury pays you.
Start my claim →Takes 3 minutes · No account required to start
Every entry is on its own clock.
- 80 daysCAPE filing window
Measured from each entry's liquidation date. Unliquidated entries stay eligible while unliquidated.
- 180 daysProtest fallback (19 U.S.C. § 1514)
If an entry's CAPE window passes, a protest filed within 180 days of liquidation preserves the claim.
- Oldest firstExpiration order
Entries liquidated earliest run out of runway first. Upload your ES-003 to see each entry's clock.
CBP pays statutory interest (currently 5–7%) on top of the refund.
Questions importers ask
CBP states accepted CAPE claims generally pay within 60–90 days of acceptance; the money lands by ACH 3–5 weeks after (re)liquidation. Finally-liquidated entries that route through a protest or a protective filing in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) take longer. We email you at each milestone.
Contingency-only, three tiers: 10% for unliquidated entries (or liquidated within 80 days of engagement), 15% for entries liquidated 80–180 days ago, 18% for entries liquidated more than 180 days ago (which require a protective filing in the U.S. Court of International Trade). No retainer, no advance fees, no deposits. Fee structure is disclosed up-front per 16 CFR § 310.3(a)(1). If CBP denies, you owe us nothing on the denied portion.
A CBP-licensed customs broker partner, under their own license and filer code, per 19 CFR Part 111. Tariffi is the data and software platform; we do not perform customs business. You execute a Limited Power of Attorney directly with the broker, following the partnership structure described in CBP Ruling HQ H326926.
Large trade-law practices generally bill hourly ($350–$600/hr) plus a contingency and run 6–18 months. We charge a tiered 10–18% contingency fee (no hourly billing), work to CBP’s stated 60–90-day payment timeline for accepted claims (generally — CBP queue length varies), and handle all data prep. Your licensed customs broker partner files; we don’t litigate. For litigation, hire a law firm. For recovering IEEPA duty on past entries, use us.
Denial: you owe us nothing on the denied portion.
Post-refund audit: our licensed broker partner (as Filer of Record) responds to any CBP Form 28 (Request for Information) or Form 29 (Notice of Action) within the scope of the Limited Power of Attorney, at no additional charge. Full liability-allocation terms are in our Terms of Service.
Export your ES-003 entry summary CSV from the ACE portal and upload it to Tariffi. Don’t have ACE access? Your customs broker can pull the export and upload it on your behalf — we’ll request it from them after you complete the legal forms. ES-003 is the universal data format every U.S. broker and Importer of Record can produce.
CBP changed their refund-payment system in Feb 2026: all IEEPA refunds now pay via ACH directly into your bank account. To receive payment, your licensed broker must add your bank details through the ACE Notify Party tab. We handle the entire enrollment workflow — your broker submits the enrollment in ACE, Treasury sends the refund directly to your account, and we never touch your funds. You provide bank details once via our encrypted intake; we never store them past the enrollment step.
It can happen. CBP routes refunds to whatever Notify Party designation is on file for an entry — often a former broker or carrier from years ago — and some of those third parties charge a fee to release the money. Separately, 5,500+ refunds are being held by CBP for missing ACH enrollment. Our enrollment flow verifies the refund routes to your own bank account at full value: Tariffi never uses a Notify Party designation and never touches your funds.
Yes — the duty is refundable, just not through the warehouse entry itself. Effective July 7, 2026, CAPE rejects warehouse entries (types 21/22) directly (CSMS #69127837); claims are filed against the corresponding withdrawal entries (types 31/32/34/38) instead. Our platform detects warehouse entries in your ES-003 automatically and routes the claim through the withdrawal entries, so nothing falls through.
No. Finally-liquidated entries still have two paths: a protest filed within 180 days of liquidation (19 U.S.C. § 1514), and CAPE Phase 3 — the phase designed for finally-liquidated entries, expected in late July. Because the government is appealing Phase 3’s scope at the Federal Circuit, we track both clocks for every entry, and a protest or CIT protective filing preserves your claim regardless of how the appeal resolves. Your licensed broker or attorney partner handles the filings.