Is anyone getting this error message with a 232 entry? I'm getting it for a tariff code combination that worked fine last week. Has something changed?
ADDTNL DEC TYPE NOT ALLWD FOR ARTICLE
OK, so long story short:
my company imports a ton from China (mugs with an alarm clock inside, if you must know) and we paid WELL over 500k in ieepa last year. When the whole supreme court thing happened (making the tariffs illegal) our go-to counsel recc'd us some litigation firm (I guess theyre friends?) to handle our refund. Thing is, they told us we'd need to file a bunch of lawsuits in the international trade court or whatever and we are starting to get the bill now that the refunds are coming in....
These guys took 20% of the refund (which seemed fair at the time). But now Im seeing that:
My customs broker told me absolutely nothing about this process LITERALLY ZERO and couldnt or wouldnt respond to my emails in a timely manner, Im not saying all CB are like this but I wanted to get that out of the way before yall start blaming me for not using them.
Looking for some guidance…
1C was posted for 1500 pieces but the master is manifested for 1525 pieces. So of course the terminal is not showing a customs release due to piece count discrepancy.
Now the problem is , a bill of lading update to amend the piece count on my entry is being rejected because lucky for me their bond has just expired yesterday. The IOR does not want to get a new bond because they are foreign and the surety would definitely require a full collateral. This is their last shipment of the year so they do not want to spend $50k on the CTB.
I don’t know what to do here. Is there any other way to get the terminal to release the container with a piece count discrepancy in ACE?
Thanks!
hi! im importing some vintage used clothing bought online(around 36 pieces) and im confused on the hts classification for these clothes. i know 6309 is used for worn clothing but im hearing a mix of different things and dont want to have any problems with my package. does anyone have experience with this code? thank you :)
I’m currently on a large trade compliance team at an importer, and I’m getting restless. The corporate overhead is wearing on me — documenting weekly wins, updating SOPs, and navigating a company of 10,000+ people with about 10 layers of bosses between me and any real decision.
I’m an LCB with close to 10 years of experience, well-rounded across most compliance areas, and strong in automation (Power Automate, Power BI, Power Query). I think my background would get me in the door to run compliance for a small importer. I’ve done footwear, apparel, manufacturing and packaging. I’ve been in small 150 person operations and 10,000 and public.
Has anyone made this jump — corporate team to solo/small-team compliance lead? Would love to hear what surprised you, good or bad.
My broker told me they would file or process my tariff refunds of 20k but have not been responsive in filing them as promised. I’m getting crickets on it now.
What should I do, they already started setting up my account but I don’t think it’s complete.
These are for imports from October.
Hoping someone here has run into this. I filed a CAPE IEEPA refund request for my business on a batch of entries and every one came back with the error "ENTRY SUMMARY IS IN FINAL LIQUIDATION STATUS."
When I pulled the liquidation reports in ACE (ES-701 Courtesy Notice and ES-702 Official Notice), all of the entries show as Liquidated with a "No Change" duty determination. A mix of Type 01 formal and Type 11 informal entries:
The Type 01 entries liquidated on the normal ~314-day cycle and show up in the official ES-702 notice.
The Type 11 informal entries liquidated only about 2–3 weeks after the entry date (essentially at release) and do not appear in ES-702.
My questions for anyone who's dealt with this:
Is it correct that CAPE simply won't process an IEEPA refund once an entry has reached final liquidation status, regardless of entry type? Also how is this our fault since Phase I started in April this year.
For entries still within 180 days of liquidation, is a protest (CBP Form 19 / e-protest) the only recovery route? Anything faster or cleaner?
For entries already past the 180-day protest window, is there any avenue left (e.g., CBP-initiated reliquidation under an IEEPA refund program, 1520(c), etc.), or is that duty just lost?
Anyone know if the informal (Type 11) entries liquidating almost immediately at release is expected behavior, and whether that effectively kills the CAPE refund path on those?
Completely lost as I’m not a customs broker and just looking to get back the IEEPA duty.
Hello! Can someone suggest the best recourse to quickly get IEEPA duty refunds of entry summaries including AD/CVD? I see no discussion around it and unaware if a separate CIT hearing ongoing for these cases. CBP updated that these entries are covered in Phase-1 however refund may take few years. For information, all of our entries are in suspended status and although no review of AD/CVD ongoing, these arent being liquidated yet.
Hi everyone, it looks like I am going to have to file a protest on a few entries from Feb. and Mar. 2025 which are finally liquidated because I have a few days and when I click on the protest box I get an error message... is there something I needed to do on my end to link or activate this? If not can this be done by paper? Thank you all!!!!
Hi everyone - i have what is probably a stupid question. I received my approval letter and official license # yesterday from CBP, and in that email they said I was now active in ACE. However, any time i try to log in or create an account i literally cannot find the option. Can anyone help me here?
Hi all, CAPE refund issues over the last few months have been brutal.
I'm on a team helping many of you navigate through these ACE portal issues in the new IEEPA CAPE system. Many rejections have been due to ACH setup errors, among other things.
The team here at Dymaxion can guide you via phone to ensure all details meet the U.S. Government's standards, helping you get every penny back. This is one of the first services of its kind, set up specifically for this pressing issue. Many have been held up unable to get through to CBP, but our service prioritizes getting you your money back within 90 days.
If this can help other brokers or business owners in your network, please pass it on.
Have a great holiday weekend despite all this stress. 🇺🇸 Happy 4th! 🍻
Some statistical changes are creating questions on the need to file 232. 8413.91.9099 not listed in the 232 list but the old HTS was.
Hey all - I've been developing a ski pant prototype with a new Chinese manufacturer I found on Alibaba and have been in the outerwear business for the last 15 years.
I calculated expected delivery cost for door to door (China to Colorado). For a $14,430 order composed of 200 units of ski pants (HTS 6203.43.11.10), my estimate of total cost to deliver the shipment to my front door was about $5,300.
I asked the Alibaba manufacturer for an estimate on DDP total cost. They quoted $600 delivered which included sea freight, customs clearance, import duties / taxes, and other related delivery costs. Although this is a fantastic price, it just doesn't seem believable.
Am I missing something? Any insight into this process would be helpful. My old manufacturer used to wrap everything into the per unit cost so I am completely new to the import process.
Here is how I calculated my figure:
| Rate | Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory - 200 units | $72.15 | $14,430 |
| MFN | 7.10% | $1,024.53 |
| List 4A | 7.5% | $1082.25 |
| Section 122 Placeholder* | 12.5% | $1,803.75 |
| MPF | 0.3464% | $49.99 |
| HMF | 0.125% | $18.04 |
| Broker Fee | $150 | |
| ISF Filling | $50 | |
| Cargo Insurance | $75 | |
| Entry Bond | $92 | |
| Destination Handling | $200 | |
| Delivery Accesorials | $150 | |
| Sea Freight | $600 | |
| Total door-to-door cost | $5,295.56 |
*My shipment lands November 15th. I know Section 122 expires July 24, but from what I could deduce, a similar tariff will takes its place at around the same rate.
The CAPE process automatically collects entries, and it erroneously included a type 21 entry into a bonded warehouse. Now we cannot pull them out. CBP has not answered 3 emails, and we are looking for a knowledgeable broker who can reach CBP to remove this entry or just get the whole big refund cancelled. we need our stuff in warehouse now!
Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to get grasp on what most people are deciding to do about the entries that are already past 80 day liquidation but within the 180 day protest window. When I contacted US CUSTOMS and ask if I should file a protest, they literally just say "wait for phase 3". Roll the dice and pray phase 3 will roll out liquidated entries? or File protest and go though extra paper work in the off chance that there might be a light at the end of the legal tunnel?
Four of the entries I submitted on April 20 failed for “GOODS VALUE AMOUNT NOT ALLOWED ON IEEPA HTS LINE”
All four were within 80 days of liquidation date at the time.
The recent CBP bulletin indicates that this failure mode has been corrected.
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-41db7e3?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2
I belive this is the same error, just stated in a different way:
"GOODS VALUE AMOUNT MUST BE REPORTED ON THE CH 1-97. The validation resulting in this error message has been removed. Entries that previously triggered this error will now be accepted."
I submitted these four entries again and they now fail because they are past liquidation date plus 80 days.
Is there any special case in getting a refund for these since they should have gone through the first time for this error that has since been corrected?
An experienced broker (no license though) we know is looking for a better opportunity than his current employer. Can do remote as well if offered. Thanks!
Hello everyone,
Does anyone have a phone number for TIU Team over in Los Angeles? I've already emailed them about 5 days ago with no response.
What's the deal with CAPE refunds? From what I've been hearing, 2 weeks after liquidation date expect refund date to be populated then 7-10 days for refund to hit the account. I'm already past the 2 week liquation date and still don't see a thing. Liquidation date was 6/15/26. Please advise.
