4 resultsfor “who can use the U.S. tariff refund portal”
U.S. Customs said it would build [an online system](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/06/nx-s1-5739361/tariff-refunds-customs-lawsuits-trade-court) for refund claims, no lawsuits necessary. This relieved Brown's worry about suing for refunds, but also meant he had to learn
portal](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/19/nx-s1-5786635/tariff-refunds-customs-ace-portal) for business owners to request refunds. It is set to go live this morning. U.S. Customs has estimated it owes $166 billion in tariff refunds. The agency is launching only
portal wasn't for most individual *customers*. Instead, the refunds would go to whoever directly paid Customs as the importer of record, often a U.S. *company*. For Chyrsanthos and millions of other American consumers
portal. U.S. Customs is launching just the first phase of payouts, so not all the goods imported under the illegal tariffs will immediately qualify. And [the latest federal guidance](https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/trade-remedies/ieepa-duty-refunds) says that after