U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has notified the Court of International Trade (CIT) that Phase 3 of its Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) will deploy on October 6, 2026.
Phase 3 of CAPE, which is CBP’s automated systems for processing refunds of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), covers finally liquidated entries filed by plaintiffs for which the CIT has specifically ordered reliquidation.
Brandon Lord, the Executive Director of the Trade Programs Directorate in CBP’s Office of Trade, made this statement in a declaration submitted to the CIT on September 15, 2026.
The declaration also states that plaintiffs who submitted a valid importer of record (IOR) number to CBP by July 30, 2026, will be able to file CAPE declarations for Phase 3 as of October 6, 2026. Further, CBP stated it will provide additional instructions regarding CAPE Phase 3 to the plaintiffs who provided this IOR after July 30, 2026.
The Husch Blackwell International Trade and Supply Chain team will continue to monitor and provide updates on this investigation as they become available. If you have company specific questions or concerns, please contact your Husch Blackwell attorney.