ProductIEEPA Refund Assist

File clean before the window closes.

Pax audits your entries, resolves errors, and files your CAPE Declaration clean before the window closes.

IEEPA refund potential

Reciprocal tariff duty exposure and recovery opportunity

DashboardTracking
Total IEEPA Paid$42,099,151.40
CAPE Eligible$36,997,104.17
Entries with IEEPA3,506
Tariff lines affected8,272

IEEPA tariffs paid

$6.0M$4.5M$3.0M$1.5M$0K
JAN 25MAR 25MAY 25JUL 25SEP 25NOV 25

Recent Refund Activity

Entry no.ImporterFiledRefundStatus
ENT-2026-00481Northwind LogisticsFeb 28, 2026$184,210.50Eligible
ENT-2026-00477Halcyon Imports LLCFeb 26, 2026$184,210.50Eligible
ENT-2026-00471Pacific Crest TradingFeb 24, 2026$184,210.50Eligible
ENT-2026-00463Solstice Goods Co.Feb 21, 2026$184,210.50Eligible
Audit & Remediation

Audit every entry and fix every error.

Every provision reviewed against your full entry history.

  • An analyst auditing entries at a desk overlooking a container port.

    100% entry coverage

    Validation across HTS, valuation, country of origin, AD/CVD overlap, and Section 301 and 232 exposure.

  • Entries approaching 180-day cliff

    Monitored in real time

    428 watched
    30021-048 days remainingProtest filed
    30021-0712 days remainingQued
    30022-0132 days remainingMonitoring
    30022-0871 days remainingMonitoring

    Protective protest

    For entries approaching the 180-day cliff, Pax files a protective protest before the window closes.

  • A broker correcting entry details on a laptop at a port-side desk.

    In-house error resolution

    Misclassification, valuation errors, and origin issues are resolved in-house before you certify.

Tracking

Submit clean and protect future shipments.

  • ACE and ACH setup

    Pax manages ACE Portal and ACH enrollment so you're set up to receive your refund.

  • Clean CAPE filing

    Entries are submitted via the ACE CAPE Portal with full audit documentation attached.

  • Ongoing audit infrastructure

    The entry audit keeps running after IEEPA, screening every future shipment automatically.

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The Process

From raw entry data to
confident CAPE submission.

  • ACE and ACH setup

    Pax confirms your ACE Portal and ACH are active and handles enrollment if needed. Setup is completed within 24–48 hours.

  • Entry identification and triage

    Pax ingests data from every broker, identifies all IEEPA-affected entries, and buckets each by urgency and eligibility.

  • Claim structuring and optimization

    Every entry is cross-validated across HTS, valuation, COO, AD/CVD, and duty math. Issues are resolved in-house.

  • Submit clean and run forever

    Clean entries are submitted via ACE and your audit program continues automatically on every future shipment.

Pax vs. Alternatives

100% automated entry audit before filing

Pax
Yes
Customs Broker / Law Firm
Manual or none
DIY
No

Cross-document validation (HTS, value, COO, AD/CVD, S.301, S.232)

Pax
Yes
Customs Broker / Law Firm
Limited
DIY
No

Issues resolved before certification (PSC / Protest / Prior Disclosure)

Pax
Yes
Customs Broker / Law Firm
Yes
DIY
Varies

Multi-broker consolidation in single audit view

Pax
Yes
Customs Broker / Law Firm
No
DIY
Manual

180-day cliff monitoring & protective protest filing

Pax
Yes
Customs Broker / Law Firm
Sometimes
DIY
No

CAPE Declaration filing via ACE Portal

Pax
Yes
Customs Broker / Law Firm
Sometimes
DIY
Yes

Post-entry audit automation continuation after IEEPA

Pax
Yes
Customs Broker / Law Firm
No
DIY
No

Centralized trade data to keep

Pax
Yes
Customs Broker / Law Firm
No
DIY
No

Audit completion time

Pax
Days
Customs Broker / Law Firm
Weeks to months
DIY
Months

Pricing

Pax
Not contingency-based
Customs Broker / Law Firm
Hourly or % of refund
DIY
Internal cost

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Customer Stories

Meet the teams that run on Pax.

A businessperson reviewing documents near a modern automated production line.
“Out of everything Pax does for us, the centralization is the biggest benefit. It’s become my single source of truth for documentation across the entire import portfolio.”
Verkada

Global Operations Manager

Verkada builds an AI-powered physical security platform for modern enterprises, importing hardware across a global supply chain for its integrated camera, access control, alarm, sensor, and workplace platform.

FAQ

  • 01

    What is CAPE and how does it work?

    CAPE is the CBP process for correcting and reclaiming duties on IEEPA-affected entries. Pax audits each entry, resolves any errors, and files your CAPE Declaration through the ACE Portal — so the submission reaches CBP clean and ready for refund.

  • 02

    Should I file as soon as possible?

    Yes. IEEPA recovery runs on a deadline, and entries approaching the 180-day cliff lose eligibility once the window closes. Pax files protective protests wherever a deadline is near, so no recoverable entry slips past CBP's cutoff.

  • 03

    Why does auditing every entry matter before I file?

    Filing on top of an undetected error can cost you the claim. Pax validates every IEEPA-affected entry across HTS, valuation, country of origin, AD/CVD overlap, and Section 301 and 232 exposure, then resolves issues in-house so your declaration is defensible the first time.

  • 04

    What happens to my compliance program after IEEPA?

    The infrastructure Pax builds for IEEPA keeps running. Our audit agents screen every new entry against your compliance rules as shipments arrive, catching classification errors, valuation risks, and broker discrepancies before they become CBP problems. You walk away from IEEPA with a durable audit process, not a one-time engagement.

  • 05

    What if my entries are spread across multiple brokers?

    Pax ingests entry data from every broker and consolidates it into a single audit view, so you can see and recover across your entire import program without chasing down records broker by broker.

  • 06

    How is Pax priced?

    Pax is not contingency-based. You keep your full recovery instead of giving up a percentage of the refund, and the audit infrastructure keeps working for you after IEEPA.