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Atmus Filtration, Inc. v. United States
A federal court ruled that IEEPA tariffs collected starting early 2025 were unlawful. If your business was the Importer of Record on those entries, you can file to get those duties back.
Official eligibility wordingImporters of Record who paid IEEPA tariffs between February 4, 2025 and February 24, 2026 on entries that are unliquidated or liquidated within 80 days of CAPE submission. Only the Importer of Record (IOR) that originally paid the duties may file via CAPE Phase 1. Checked against the official settlement source by SettleSignal on June 17, 2026.
Key facts
- Who may qualify You may qualify if your company was the Importer of Record (IOR) that actually paid IEEPA tariffs on goods imported between February 4, 2025 and February 24, 2026, and those entries are either still unliquidated or were liquidated within 80 days of your CAPE submission. Only the original IOR can file — not customs brokers or third parties.
- Estimated payoutApproximately $165 billion in unlawfully collected IEEPA duties across more than 53 million entries filed by over 330,000 importers.
- Proof requiredNo
- What you needNo additional proof documents required — government entry records already cover what you paid. File through CAPE Phase 1 as the Importer of Record who paid the duties.
- CourtU.S. Court of International Trade
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Watch out for
- ACH registration in ACE is a hard prerequisite — CBP will reject your refund even if your CAPE Declaration passes all validations if banking info is not on file first.
- CAPE Phase 1 only covers entries that are unliquidated or liquidated within 80 days of your submission date — entries outside that window require a separate Protest filing with a 180-day clock running from final liquidation.
- Only the Importer of Record that originally paid the IEEPA tariffs may file via CAPE Phase 1 — a broker or other party cannot claim on your behalf through this channel.
- Use only the official CBP ACE Portal at cbp.gov; the document does not list any filing deadline for CAPE submissions, so check the CBP page directly for any cutoff that may have been posted.
- Each CAPE Declaration is capped at 9,999 entries, but multiple declarations can be filed by the same importer, so plan your CSV batches accordingly.
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Eligibility summary Quoted in the official eligibility wording above ↑
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Proof requirement
No
No supporting documentation is required at the time of submission beyond the list of entry numbers.
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Payment status
Payments started
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Estimated payout
Approximately $165 billion in unlawfully collected IEEPA duties across more than 53 million entries filed by over 330,000 importers.
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Administrator
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Refund Disbursement: "The consolidation of refunds by liquidation date and importer of record (or a designated third-party recipient via CBP Form 4811), with electronic disbursement through the Department of the Treasury."
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Court
U.S. Court of International Trade
Court: U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT). Judge: Richard K. Eaton.
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Class period start
February 4, 2025
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Class period end
February 24, 2026
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Court case number
1:26-cv-01259
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Case name
Atmus Filtration, Inc. v. United States
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