How to Request IEEPA Tariff Refunds from UPS

To apply for an IEEPA tariff refund, first confirm your company was the Importer of Record on entries that paid IEEPA duties. Then collect CF7501 entry summaries, duty payment records, invoices, and broker records. Eligible entries are organized into a CBP-required CAPE Declaration CSV and submitted through the ACE Secure Data Portal by the IOR or an authorized customs broker.

UPS may assist with records if it acted as your customs broker, but IEEPA tariff refunds are processed through CBP’s CAPE Declaration system, not a standard UPS billing refund. UPS brokerage or service fees are separate from government duties. If CBP approves the tariff refund, the refund is issued to the Importer of Record based on CBP records.

Usually, no. A UPS billing dispute may help correct duplicate charges, misapplied fees, or invoice errors, but unconstitutional IEEPA duties must be claimed through CBP. Price Ridge helps determine whether the charge on your UPS paperwork was an actual IEEPA duty, retrieves the supporting entry documentation, and prepares the CAPE filing required for CBP review.

You typically need the CF7501 entry summary, entry number, port code, Importer of Record number, HTS subheadings, country of origin, entered value, duty payment records, commercial invoices, packing lists, and any UPS customs brokerage documentation. Price Ridge coordinates with UPS, your customs broker, or CBP importer query tools to gather and validate the records.

CBP has indicated Phase 1 unliquidated entries may be reviewed within roughly 45-90 days after CAPE Declaration acceptance, but queue position matters. Phase 2 finally liquidated entries have no announced timeline. Delays can occur if documentation is incomplete, entries are misclassified, or CBP requests additional information during validation or reliquidation.

Finally liquidated UPS-brokered entries may still be eligible under CBP’s Phase 2 refund process. The key is identifying the entry status, separating Phase 1 and Phase 2 entries, and filing proactively so your position is established before later claims enter the queue. Price Ridge can include both phases in a coordinated refund strategy.

Price Ridge offers a free, no-obligation eligibility review. Standard IEEPA refund filing is contingency-based, meaning there is $0 upfront cost and Price Ridge is paid an agreed percentage only when CBP disburses your refund. For qualifying claims of $500,000 or more, an outright claim purchase at 75-85¢ on the dollar may also be available.

No. Many importers do not have ACE portal access, customs counsel, or an in-house trade team. Price Ridge manages the process end to end: eligibility review, document collection, entry audit, CAPE Declaration preparation, broker coordination, claim tracking, CBP liaison, and refund disbursement coordination. You provide records or authorization, and Price Ridge handles the technical filing work.