Start a Tariff Refund Assessment
Begin with the entries, the broker records, and the refund pathway.
Use this page to request an initial assessment for IEEPA tariff refund recovery, Section 122 compliance, ACE record organization, CBP protest review, CIT pathway review, Tucker Act analysis, or exporter/importer recovery coordination.
The first question is simple: do you have affected entries?
Most refund work begins with a practical inventory of customs records. We need enough information to understand who the importer of record is, which entries may be affected, whether liquidation has occurred, whether any deadline is running, and whether the economic burden was absorbed, passed through, reimbursed, or allocated by contract.
You do not need a complete file before contacting us. A rough import date range, broker name, importer number, sample entry summary, or duty statement may be enough to identify the next step.
Tell us which problem you are trying to solve.
IEEPA Tariff Refunds
For historical tariff payments collected under the invalidated IEEPA tariff programs.
IEEPA Refunds →ACE / Broker Records
For companies that need to identify affected entries, liquidation status, brokers, ports, HTS lines, and duty amounts.
ACE Guide →CBP Protest Deadlines
For liquidated entries where a protest window may be open or urgent deadline review is needed.
Protest Guide →CIT / Court Pathway
For denied protests, court-controlled refund issues, or claims requiring trade-litigation review.
CIT Roadmap →Tucker Act / Federal Claims
For time-lapsed, unlawful-exaction, claim-ownership, or Court of Federal Claims review issues.
Tucker Act Claims →Section 122 Compliance
For current temporary surcharge tracking, non-stacking issues, landed-cost updates, and sunset controls.
Section 122 Guide →Helpful information for the first review.
Company role
Importer of record, exporter, supplier, U.S. buyer, distributor, broker, CFO, trade team, or counsel.
Entry data
Entry numbers, sample entry summaries, ACE reports, broker files, HTS lines, and Chapter 99 duty lines.
Deadline facts
Liquidation dates, protest status, denied-protest dates, court deadlines, or uncertainty about finality.
Economic burden
Whether the tariff was absorbed, passed through, reimbursed, credited, reserved, charged back, or disputed.
Submit the basic facts below.
Place your Squarespace Form Block directly below this section. Use the field list below so the form collects enough information to triage the matter without asking the visitor for privileged or overly detailed material.
Recommended Squarespace Form Fields
- Name
- Company
- Phone
- Country
- Company role: importer, exporter, supplier, buyer, broker, attorney, accountant, other
- Primary issue: IEEPA refund, ACE records, CBP protest, CIT review, Tucker Act, Section 122, tax/accounting, other
- Estimated tariff amount or exposure range
- Importer of record known? Yes / No / Unsure
- Broker name, if known
- Approximate entry date range
- Any urgent deadline? Yes / No / Unsure
- Short description of the issue
- Optional file upload: sample entry summary, broker statement, or duty statement
- Consent checkbox acknowledging no legal, tax, customs, or consulting relationship is formed by submitting the form
The initial review is designed to identify the next step, not to overcomplicate the process.
1. Intake review
We review the basic facts and identify whether the issue appears to involve refunds, deadlines, records, or current compliance.
2. Record request
We identify the minimum documents needed to build the entry universe or determine the likely pathway.
3. Pathway screen
We sort the issue into ACE/CBP review, CBP protest, CIT review, Tucker Act analysis, Section 122 compliance, or commercial allocation.
4. Engagement decision
If further work is appropriate, any relationship must be confirmed in writing before advisory, consulting, or legal work begins.
Important disclosure before submitting information.
Please do not submit confidential legal strategy, privileged attorney-client communications, sensitive tax advice, trade secrets, or unnecessary personal information through the general contact form.
Submission of a form does not create an attorney-client relationship, tax-advisor relationship, customs-broker relationship, accounting relationship, or consulting relationship. Any such relationship requires a written agreement signed by the appropriate parties.
If a deadline is urgent, including a protest deadline, liquidation issue, denied-protest deadline, court deadline, or tax-reporting deadline, contact qualified counsel and appropriate customs, tax, and accounting professionals promptly.
Frequently asked contact questions.
Do I need entry numbers before contacting you?
No, but they help. If you do not have entry numbers, the broker name, importer of record, date range, product category, or a sample duty statement can help identify what to gather next.
Can exporters outside the United States request an assessment?
Yes. Exporters and suppliers may have absorbed tariff costs through price concessions, chargebacks, credits, margin loss, or customer reimbursement arrangements. The customs file may still need coordination with the importer of record.
Can you help if my broker has the records?
Yes. Broker coordination is often the first practical step. The goal is to obtain complete ACE exports, entry summaries, duty statements, payment proof, and liquidation data.
Is this legal representation?
Not by submitting a form or reading the website. Federal Claims Advisors provides education, intake, workflow, and coordination resources. Legal representation, if any, requires a separate written engagement agreement with qualified counsel.
What if we have an urgent deadline?
Say so clearly in the form. Include the liquidation date, protest date, denial date, or deadline you are concerned about. For urgent legal deadlines, consult qualified counsel immediately.
Useful starting points.
Start with the facts you have.
You do not need a perfect file to begin. Start with the company role, broker, approximate entry period, suspected tariff exposure, and any deadline concerns. The first task is to identify the next record to obtain.
FederalClaims.us provides public-interest education, business-recovery commentary, claim-intake support, and related coordination resources. This website is not legal, tax, customs, accounting, investment, or financial advice. No attorney-client relationship, tax-advisor relationship, customs-broker relationship, accounting relationship, or consulting relationship is formed unless and until a written agreement is signed. Every company’s rights depend on its own entries, contracts, customs records, tax treatment, deadlines, and governing law.