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ACE Portal and ACH Refunds FAQs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issues all refunds electronically via Automated Clearing House (ACH) (subject to limited exceptions), as announced in the Electronic Refunds Interim Final Rule published January 2, 2026 in the Federal Register (FR Document 2025-24171).
CBP encourages companies that may be eligible to receive refunds to get an Automated Commercial Environment Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal) account and Importer sub-account. This will enable the company to authorize ACH refunds and provide bank information to CBP. To avoid refund rejections, companies should complete enrollment before a refund is issued. See ACH Refund Enrollment Overview for more information.
Your Weekly Recap
- 2026 HTS Revision 9 May 28
- CSMS # 68762890 - GUIDANCE: Implementation of Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the Trade and Security Agreement Between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office and the American Institute in Taiwan May 27
- Small Business Outreach and Resources: Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA)
- CSMS # 68705073 - Courtesy Notice Schedule Update
- Reminder: TIN # 68683336 CBP Response to Trade Stakeholders Regarding Cabotage
- Reminder: Updated: Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds of Customs Duties
- Reminder: NCSD’s June Webinar Schedule
- Reminder: CBP Trade Violations Reporting Webinars: June 23, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Trade Violations Reporting TVR (Q2) June 25, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET: Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) (Q2)
- Reminder: CSMS # 68554727 - GUIDANCE: Technical Corrections to Section 232 Duties on Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper
- Reminder: CSMS # 68559236 - GUIDANCE: Applying Section 232 Import Duties on USMCA-Qualifying Medium-and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (MHDVs)
Note: Italicized text is the day the news was published or made readily accessible.
CAPE IEEPA Refunds
For CAPE IEEPA Refunds, check out this post.
The contents of this post are compiled from resources and newsletters found online including, but not limited to: CSMS, CBP, White House, Federal Register.
