Blog & Insights
Court-sourced updates, technical filing intelligence, and trade recovery analysis published in real time as the CAPE process unfolds.
The Government Filed an Appeal. What It Means for Your Tariff Refund.
The DOJ appealed the universal injunction on June 2. A federal judge ordered the CBP Commissioner to appear in court June 9. Complete timeline of what happened, what is scheduled, and what comes next.
Read on Medium →They Said They Would Pay. They Lied. And I Saw It Coming.
The government stipulated in January they would issue refunds. On May 29 they filed notice to appeal the order requiring them to pay everyone. I called this one weeks ago.
Read on Medium →The Race Against Your Broker. Why You Should File Your IEEPA Tariff Refund Yourself.
If your broker files first and their declaration is accepted, your entries are permanently locked out. One shot per entry. Here is what you need to know before anyone files on your behalf.
Read on Medium →Is It Really Anti-American to Want Your Tariff Refund, or Did the Government Already Spend It?
Trump called businesses that claim their court-ordered refunds enemies ripping America off. The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that those tariffs were illegal. The law does not care about social media posts.
Read on Medium →TariffGuru.com Launches Free AI Recovery Agent to Help U.S. Small Businesses Claim Their Share of the $166 Billion IEEPA Refund Window
Official press release announcing the launch of TariffGuru.com, the free AI Recovery Agent, and the $97 Federal Recovery Toolkit for U.S. importers navigating the CAPE portal.
Read on Medium →The Tariff Refund Process: A Simple Guide to the CAPE Filing Portal
Successfully recovering your share of the IEEPA refund is not a legal challenge anymore. It is a technical one. A complete breakdown of the CAPE filing process for small business importers.
Read on Medium →The CAPE System Enters Testing: Key Takeaways from the March 19th Court Report
Executive summary of the CAPE system testing phase drawn from official CIT court filings. Published before most media outlets covered this story.
Read on Medium →Trump's $170B CAPE Portal: A New Standard for Tariff Refunds
Federal overview of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries system. A mandate for reliquidation and the infrastructure behind the largest duty refund in U.S. history.
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