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> 04/14/2026 > CBP CSMS Guidance: CAPE Declarations for IEEPA Refunds

> 04/10/2026 > CAPE to Launch April 20 According to US CBP CSMS # 68315804

> 04/03/2026 > Sec 232 Tariffs for Steel, Aluminum, & Copper Adjusted Starting April 6

> 04/02/26 > March 31 IEEPA Refund Update: CBP Issues Progress Report to CIT

> 03/26/2026 > AD/CVD Investigation: Truck Bed Covers from China

> 03/26/2026 > New ACE Report: REV-613 ACH Rejected Refunds

> 03/26/2026 > Update: Base Metals CEE Updated Guidance on Content Reporting

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CBP CSMS Guidance: CAPE Declarations for IEEPA Refunds

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS Following the March 2 Presidential mandate and subsequent actions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued CSMS guidance explaining how importers of record (IORs) and brokers may request refunds of IEEPA duties using the CAPE tool in the ACE Portal. The go-live date is 20 April….

CAPE to Launch April 20 According to US CBP CSMS # 68315804

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS Today, April 10, US CBP issued CSMS #68315804 detailing their launch plans for CAPE – the tool inside of ACE that will be utilized by Importers and Brokers to request IEEPA refunds. CAPE is set to launch Phase 1 on April 20. The information notice can be found here. CBP notes that…

Sec 232 Tariffs for Steel, Aluminum, & Copper Adjusted Starting April 6

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS In a proclamation issued on April 2 the Trump Administration has adjusted how steel, aluminum, and copper products subject to Sec 232 will be handled – all starting on 12:01 AM EST April 6. The proclamation is composed of four annexes and a series of new rules for how derivative articles are…

March 31 IEEPA Refund Update: CBP Issues Progress Report to CIT

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS Today, March 31, US CBP issued a progress update to the CIT on their development of new capability within ACE to handle IEEPA refunds. CAPE is designed with four integrated components: No new order for an update has been issued at the time of this writing. An additional update may be requested…

AD/CVD Investigation: Truck Bed Covers from China

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS The Commerce Department has initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on truck bed covers from China. A-570-223 & C-570-224 are the respective case numbers. The AD investigation period is July 1, 2025, through Dec 31, 2025. The CV investigation is the calendar year of 2025. The investigations will be held concurrently by…