Tag: Tariff Protest

  • How to File a Tariff Protest with CBP: A Step-by-Step Guide for Importers Seeking Duty Refunds

    Introduction: Your Right to Challenge Customs Decisions When you disagree with a CBP decision regarding the classification, valuation, rate of duty, or other aspect of a customs entry, you have a legal right to challenge that decision through the protest process established under 19 USC 1514. This right is fundamental to the customs system and…

  • The Supreme Court IEEPA Tariff Ruling: What Importers Need to Know About Potential Refunds

    A Landmark Legal Challenge The use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs on imported goods represents one of the most significant expansions of executive trade authority in modern American history. Its application to impose import duties on a sweeping scale has prompted legal challenges that have reached the highest…