The United States launches one of the largest tax rebates in history; customs will open the application channel on April 20.

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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Friday that importers seeking tariff refunds may submit applications starting April 20.

In the first phase, CBP's “Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries” (CAPE) system will handle some simpler and more recent import entry records, while more complex refund cases will be addressed in subsequent phases.

This move comes as the U.S. government tries to comply with a Supreme Court ruling made in February, which overturned tariffs imposed by President Trump under emergency powers. According to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), more than 53 million import records involve these tariffs, highlighting that this could become one of the largest refunds in U.S. government history.

In March, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that the federal government must refund up to $170 billion (plus interest) in tariffs to about 330,000 importers. Since then, CBP has been providing updates to the court on CAPE system progress, explaining how it will address this challenge.

CBP stated in its announcement: “We plan to implement CAPE through phased development, adding more functions in subsequent phases to handle more complex cases. The first phase is only limited to certain entry records that have not yet been finally settled and some that are within 80 days after settlement.”

Refund applications can only be submitted by the registered importer or their customs broker, and applicants must have an account registered in CBP's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system. Importers also need to register their bank information in another ACE portal to receive the refund electronically.

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