CIT Orders CBP to Reliquidate Certain Finally Liquidated Entries Before CAPE Phase 3

U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) Judge Richard Eaton on July 15 ordered Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in anticipation of the agency’s Consolidated Administration and Process of Entries (CAPE) Phase 3 in ACE to “reliquidate certain finally liquidated entries," adding that "the order will be entered in each of the approximately 3,700 IEEPA cases assigned to the court." 

Judge Eaton noted that there was also discussion between CIT and CBP officials on July 14 regarding the development of additional CAPE functionality to process refunds for entries with open protests. 

Judge Eaton's latest order further stated that it’s “worth noting” that 9,837 refunds have not been transmitted to Treasury because Automated Clearing House (ACH) account information has not been provided by the importer of record or its authorized designee. “The court urges CAPE declaration filers to ensure that their ACH account information has been provided to Customs so that their refunds may be disbursed,” he said. 

CBP on Aug. 14 will provide CIT with another CAPE update. The ACE program was launched by the agency on April 20 to begin processing import entries eligible for IEEPA tariff refunds.

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