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Tariff Refund Claims

Your IEEPA Tariff Refund Claim, Handled End to End

Between you and your tariff refund sits a federal claims process most businesses aren't ready to navigate. Per-entry deadlines. Formal protests. CBP correspondence. Our tariff refund attorneys handle all of it–on a pure contingency basis.

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Does Your Business Qualify for a Tariff Refund?

If your business imported goods during the IEEPA tariff period, you likely qualify. Three conditions determine your tariff refund eligibility.

Importer of Record

Your business was listed as the importer of record on U.S. entries between February 2025 and February 2026.
Listed in Box 22 on CBP Form 7501.

IEEPA Tariffs Paid

IEEPA tariffs were assessed on those entries, separate from any Section 301 or Section 232 duties.
Distinct line items on your entry summaries.

Refund Pathway Open

At least one refund pathway remains available for your entries. Refund pathways include Phase 1 CAPE, formal protest, or future CAPE phase.
Windows run separately on every individual entry.

Not sure if you qualify?

We confirm your standing during the free evaluation, at no cost to you.
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Why Ayar Law

We've spent over a decade navigating federal agency procedures on our clients' behalf.
Venar Ayar, JD, LLM (Tax), Tariff Refund Attorney, Founder, Ayar Law

Venar Ayar, JD, LLM (Tax)

Founder, Ayar Law
Venar founded Ayar Law in 2012. Since then, he and the team at Ayar Law have represented countless businesses in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and before the US Tax Court and other federal agencies. The firm has helped its clients save over $100 million since its founding, and is ready to put its expertise to work in assisting companies with their tariff refund claims.

Pure Contingency

We don't get paid unless you do. Our fee is a percentage of your refund.

End-to-End Execution

Eligibility review, data collection, CAPE Declarations, CBP protests, and all correspondence–handled entirely by our team.

Litigation Included

If CBP denies your claim, we pursue it at the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Federal Claims Experience

Ayar Law has represented clients before state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

How It Works

You don't need to learn customs law to get your refund. Lean on the professionals at Ayar Law to help you through the IEEPA refund process.

Free Evaluation

We calculate your estimated refund, including accrued interest, so you know what's at stake before committing to anything.

Data Collection

We coordinate with your customs broker to pull your complete entry history and identify every eligible claim.

Filing & Deadline Management

We file through the right channel at the right time for every shipment, track every rolling deadline, and manage all correspondence.

Litigation If Required

If CBP denies your claim, we pursue it at the U.S. Court of International Trade to preserve your refund rights.

Refund Receipt

Your refund is disbursed via ACH directly from the U.S. Treasury. Our fee is paid from the refund amount.

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Ayar Law has earned over 380 five-star reviews since 2012 across our federal tax practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

In February 2026, the Supreme Court ruled that tariffs collected under IEEPA between February 2025 and February 2026 were unlawful. U.S. importers who paid those tariffs have the right to recover the amounts paid, plus accrued interest. The refund is not automatic–you have to file through CBP’s CAPE system or a formal protest before your entry-specific deadlines close.

Every customs entry has its own clock. The cleanest pathway is CBP’s CAPE system, open now for unliquidated entries and those within the 90-day voluntary reliquidation window. Past that, entries may still recover through a formal protest (within 180 days of liquidation) or, for entries already finally liquidated, through later CAPE phases or CIT litigation per the March 27, 2026 CIT order. Missing one deadline doesn’t necessarily mean all refund pathways are closed.

It depends on your total IEEPA tariff payments across eligible entries, plus interest that has been accruing since the date of payment. We can help you estimate your specific number during the free evaluation.

Possibly. Eligibility is based on who is listed as the importer of record on each customs entry — not who arranged the shipping or logistics. If your business is the importer of record on covered entries, you likely qualify. We confirm this during the free evaluation at no cost.

This is one of the most common concerns we hear. The legal right to a tariff refund belongs to the importer of record. It does not automatically create liability to the customers or distributors who absorbed a portion of those costs. The specific facts of your situation matter, and we address this question directly before you commit to anything.

We handle it. Ayar Law will either represent you or hire a firm to represent you in the U.S. Court of International Trade for denied tariff refund claims.

Nothing upfront. We work on pure contingency. Our fee is a percentage of the refund we recover. If we don’t recover anything, you owe us nothing. There is no retainer, no hourly billing, and no cost to get started with a free evaluation.

Request a free refund evaluation. We’ll review your business type, import history, and estimated refund amount, including accrued interest. The evaluation is confidential. There’s no commitment required. You’ll have a clear picture of your options before you decide anything.

Find Out What Your Business Is Owed

Call our office at (248) 262-3400 for a free consultation.

We'll walk you through our approach and help you determine how much your business could recover from a tariff refund claim.

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