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What Importers Need to Know Right Now

CAPE Phase 1 is Active

The new portal handles roughly 63% of impacted entries. Specifically unliquidated entries and those within 80 days of liquidation. Complex cases (reconciliation, drawback, AD/CVD) will follow, meaning your entry list must be triaged immediately.

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The 180-Day Protest Deadline

For any liquidated entries sitting outside Phase 1, the 180-day protest deadline is your absolute cutoff. If your customs broker misses this critical window, your right to a retroactive refund is forfeited permanently.
 
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The Shifting Tariff Landscape

Protect Your Supply Chain From Sudden Compliance Risks

Tariff exemptions and country specific exclusions are shifting in rapid succession. What worked last month may now be a major compliance risk and cost liability for your supply chain.

Our customs brokerage team actively monitors these updates to stress test your current import strategy. We help you audit historical classifications and secure your bottom line before critical refund windows close.

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Your CAPE Launch Checklist

  • 1 Verify your ACE Portal account is active.
  • 2 Set up your ACH bank information in ACE so refunds can be deposited.
  • 3 Compile your entry list and sort them into Phase 1 vs complex cases.
  • 4 Resolve any open protests on entries you want to move through CAPE.
  • 5 Monitor the 180 day protest deadline so you don't lose your refund rights entirely.

Don't navigate the complex CAPE portal alone. Our expert customs team is here to handle the entire filing process for you.

THERE IS A LOT GOING ON, LET US HELP YOU STAY INFORMED!

Contact us at: sales@vectorgl.com or (404) 554-1150

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