The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) portal is now live, which will begin accepting applications for tariff refunds for importers who paid them under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) over the past year. To help you get started and stay on track to recover eligible funds, here’s everything you need to know about the process.

Over the last year, the administration has imposed sweeping global and reciprocal tariffs on nearly 100 countries under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs, a key victory for Main Street that brought an end to dozens of global and reciprocal tariffs imposed under the statute. To help you understand the Supreme Court’s ruling and what it could mean for your small business, we’ve put together an overview of the decision and its potential impacts.

From driving up costs to halting hiring, recent changes to tariff policies have left many local entrepreneurs struggling to control their overhead and plan for the future. To help you better understand tariffs and how they can impact your business, we’ve put together a short Q&A.