2026 IEEPA Duty Tariff Refund Program

The Supreme Court ruled in February against the President’s use of the IEEPA statute to impose duty tariffs in response to the opioid threat and reciprocal duty tariffs.

In response, the President invoked the established statute in Section 122 to impose a duty tariff that replaces those previously imposed under IEEPA to maintain these tariffs. Additionally, the established statutes of Section 301 and Section 292 were invoked.

IEEPA Duty Tariffs Refund Program

Effective Monday, April 20th, the official duty tariff refund program will be available through two processes:

1. Formal Entry (Value more than $2,500)

• • DHL Express is listed as the Importer of Record:
    • As the customer’s broker and Importer of Record for these customs entries, DHL Express will automatically submit eligible imports to customs for a refund on behalf of the customer begining April 20th.
      • U.S. Customs will take 60-90 days to process refunds back to DHL Express. Customers will then be credited after an additional 2 weeks.
  • Importer (You) is listed as the Importer of Record:
    • In this scenario, the customer must use the CBP-ACE system and the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) process. Even when DHL Express was the customs broker for the import, if you were the Importer of Record for the entry, you must follow the CAPE process in the ACE system.
      • U.S. Customs will take around 60-90 days for refunds to be processed back to the customer.

2. Informal Entry (Value less than $2,500)

• • DHL Express is listed as the Importer of Record:
    • As the customer’s broker and Importer of Record for these customs entries, DHL Express will automatically submit eligible imports to customs for a refund on behalf of the customer begining April 20th.
      • U.S. Customs will take 60-90 days to process refunds back to DHL Express. Customers will then be credited after an additional 2 weeks.
  • Importer (You) is listed as the Importer of Record:
    • In this scenario, the customer must use the CBP-ACE system and the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) process. Even when DHL Express was the customs broker for the import, if you were the Importer of Record for the entry, you must follow the CAPE process in the ACE system.
      • U.S. Customs will take around 60-90 days for refunds to be processed back to the customer.

If you had an outside customs broker for the shipment instead of DHL, please consult your customs broker regarding the IEEPA refund.

How to determine who is the Importer of Record?

Customers can use DHL MyBill to determine this.

1. Go to the Archive Dashboard
2. Download your Customs Duty Invoice
   • 
3. Look at the Entry Type
   1. If it is Entry Type 01, the customer is the Importer of Record

Here are some additional resources:

CBP Webpage on IEEPA Refund

• International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Duty Refunds

CBP EEPA Refund Guidance Bulletin

• • Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds, April 20, 2026 Deployment

ACE Support

• ACE Support and Account Set-up

If you have questions, you can contact our Customer Service Team at customerservice@preferredship.com or 1-800-827-7987.