Tariff Refund Information

Important Information on International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Tariff Refunds

On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled the Administration’s IEEPA tariffs were unconstitutional and must refund more than $166 billion in tariffs wrongfully charged to American businesses.

As of April 20, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched phase 1 of the tariff refund process by adding the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal.

Currently in this phase, businesses qualify  for a refund if they were the Importer of Record (IOR) or the licensed custom broker who directly paid IEEPA tariffs.

For step-by-step details on how to sign up for electronic refund enrollment in CBP’s ACE Portal, click here.

For more information on how to request a refund as well as frequently asked questions, click here.

Working to Return Hard Earned Money to Families and Businesses

Although the Administration is attempting to delay these refunds and is threatening retribution, I strongly encourage all eligible small businesses in South Texas to submit for the money you are rightfully owed.
I am also working in Congress to lower costs that have been passed on to consumers and are crushing small businesses, and to pass the Restoring Economic Lifelines for Independent Enterprises and Family Businesses (RELIEF) Act, H.R. 7736. This bill would require automatic repayments within 90 days to small businesses that paid an IEEPA tariff.

OFFICE LOCATIONS

Washington DC Office

1201 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC   20515

Phone: (202) 225-2531

Fax:

Brownsville District Office

835 E. Levee St., 6th Floor Brownsville, TX   78520

Phone: (956) 682-5545

Fax: (956) 544-1884

Kingsville District Office

100 W. King Ave. Suite 106 Kingsville, TX   78363

Phone: (956) 682-5545

Fax: (956) 544-1884

Weslaco District Office

255 S. Kansas Ave Weslaco, TX   78596

Phone: (956) 682-5545

Fax: (956) 544-1884