You’re Owed Money.
Let’s Get It Back.
$166 billion in tariff duties were ordered refunded by a federal court. Most importers don’t know — or don’t know how to claim. Your refund window closes 180 days after your shipment clears customs. File now — we handle the rest.
From Confusion to Refund in 3 Steps — We Do the Heavy Lifting
Enter your shipment details
Paste your customs entry number and import details. We verify your deadline is still open and identify the correct filing office automatically.
We prepare your claim
We draft the legal argument from the Supreme Court ruling and fill the official government claim form on your behalf — no legal knowledge required.
We file it, you get paid
We mail your claim to the correct office. Your refund is on record and secured. Haven’t cleared customs yet? Pay now — we file automatically once your shipment is processed.
Simple flat fees. No surprises.
A per-entry filing fee based on shipment size.
- $14.99/ entry
- $99/ entry
- $199/ entry
Every plan includes:
- IEEPA legal grounds pre-filled
- CBP Form 19 generation
- We print and mail to CBP
- Email status updates
~5 minutes if you have your Entry Form
Free to check — pay only when filing
Per-entry pricing · No contingency fees · Fee charged per entry filed
We Serve Every Type of Importer
Same service for every importer — wherever you are, whatever stage your shipment is at.
US-based importer
Enter your shipment details and pay. We prepare your legal filing and mail it to the correct customs office. Your refund arrives by direct deposit once approved.
Claim Refund →Based overseas
International importers are fully eligible. We file on your behalf using our US address for all customs correspondence, and forward decisions to you the same day they arrive.
Claim Refund →Shipment not cleared yet
File now — before your shipment clears customs. We watch for it and send your filing automatically the moment it does. You never need to come back. Your refund right is locked in from day one.
File Early →No US bank account
You don’t need a US bank account to file — your claim is legally valid without one. We guide you through setting up a US bank account after filing so you’re ready when the refund is approved.
Claim Refund →The CBP Portal Was Built for Customs Lawyers. We Built This for You.
The CBP refund process is buried inside a government portal written in dense regulatory language, requiring knowledge of liquidation dates, filing deadlines, and legal citations that most importers simply don’t have.
Tariff Spot was built to bridge that gap. We speak both languages — yours and CBP’s — and translate the entire process into a straightforward experience from first estimate to filed refund claim.
Fast checkout
Your 10 minutes. We handle the regulatory work.
Court-backed grounds
IEEPA legal grounds pre-filled from the Supreme Court ruling
All origins
US and international importers welcome
File now, ACH later
No bank details needed to file — we guide you through ACH setup after
No jargon
Plain-language form with inline explanations
Fully compliant
Official CBP Form 19, filed per 19 CFR 174.12
Built for the people the CBP portal forgot.
As a small importer bringing in fishing gear, IEEPA hit us hard. I looked at Form 19 once and closed the tab — four copies, port lookup, the 180-day clock. Tariff Spot did all of it for a flat fee. I filed every eligible entry in one sitting.
I had no idea where to even start. Form 19, port of entry, four copies, a US mailing address — none of it was built for someone sitting in Europe. Tariff Spot handled every piece of it. I filed 12 entries in an afternoon and finally stopped losing sleep over the 180-day clock.
Our broker quoted 10%. We had 40+ entries inside the window and the math didn’t work. Tariff Spot let us file the whole batch for less than one broker invoice, and the dashboard actually tells us where each one is. Huge relief.
The IEEPA Tariffs Were Struck Down. Your Refund Is Waiting.
Straight Answers, No Customs Speak
You have 180 days from the date your shipment clears customs. This is a hard deadline — miss it by even one day and the right to a refund is gone permanently. Not sure whether your deadline has passed? Enter your entry number in the form and we’ll check it for you.
Yes — and filing early is the safer option. Pay now and give us your entry details. We watch for your shipment to clear customs and submit your filing automatically the moment it does. You don’t need to come back or do anything else. Your refund right is locked in from day one, and you’ll never risk missing the 180-day window.
Yes, for most importers. CBP’s new CAPE portal only pays refunds into accounts registered to receive electronic refunds — and as of late March, fewer than 1 in 10 affected importers had completed that setup (CBP’s own figure, filed with the Court of International Trade in Atmus Filtration v. United States). If you’re not registered, a paper protest on Form 19 is your only path to a refund, and we file it for you. If you are registered, filing a protest still stops the 180-day finality clock — which matters because CAPE’s first phase only processes unliquidated entries and entries within 80 days of liquidation. Older entries drop off unless a protest is on file. Either way, you’re covered.
No. Importers have the legal right to self-file under 19 CFR 174.12 — you do not need a licensed customs broker to prepare or submit a protest. Tariff Spot drafts your Form 19 with IEEPA legal grounds and files it in quadruplicate at the correct CBP port of entry on your behalf. You remain the filer of record (your name on Form 19), but we do the heavy lifting of getting the filing done.
We handle IEEPA tariff refunds — both reciprocal and CN/HK duties that were struck down by the Supreme Court in February 2026. The court ruled these tariffs unconstitutional, meaning every importer who paid them is owed a full refund.
You don’t need one to file — your claim is legally valid without any banking details. You only need a US bank account set up when your refund is approved and ready to be paid out. After filing, we guide you through the steps. If a refund is approved before you’re set up, it isn’t lost — it enters a holding status and you can request reissuance after enrolling.
At minimum you need your customs entry number (format: XXX-NNNNNNN-C, found on your import paperwork). If you have your entry summary document, you can upload it and we’ll read the details automatically.
We prepare and mail your legal filing to the correct customs office. Customs typically reviews claims in 2–4 months and mails their decision directly to you — or to our US address for overseas filers, which we forward the same day. Once approved, your refund is deposited into your US bank account. Total time from filing to refund is usually 3–5 months.
Yes. Your entry data and import details are used solely to generate your filing documents. We do not share your information with third parties. Data submitted for document generation is not retained after your session ends.
We prepare your legal refund claim using the Supreme Court ruling, route it to the correct customs office, and mail it on your behalf. For overseas filers, decision notices come to our US address and we forward them to you the same day. You remain the filer of record — we do the heavy lifting of getting the paperwork done. We are a document preparation service, not a customs broker or law firm.