CUSTOMS LITIGATION | 2026-05-01

CAPE Post-Closure Protest Strategy | Customs Atty CA

Day-After Analysis for May 1, 2026: Routing Rejected and Unresolved IEEPA Refund Claims Into 19 U.S.C. § 1514 Protests and Court of International Trade Litigation for California Importers Clearing Through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

A CAPE post-closure protest strategy is now the central question for every California importer that filed an IEEPA refund request before midnight Eastern on April 30, 2026. With the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) portal officially closed, the next stage of the IEEPA tariff refund process is no longer administrative self-service inside CBP's portal — it is statutory protest practice under 19 U.S.C. § 1514 and, where necessary, litigation before the U.S. Court of Inte

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