Ingest entry summary data
Connect your TMS or drop in CSV exports. Normalizes Chapter 99 codes and reconciles duty paid against the March 4 CIT order.
Customs & Trade ← Agent Directory
CAPE opens April 20.
Your importers will flood your inbox April 21.
Duty Reclaim prepares CAPE Declaration CSVs for customs brokers filing IEEPA refund claims. Ingests entry summary data, applies Phase 1 eligibility rules, and outputs CBP-schema-compliant CSVs with a full reasonable-care audit trail.
Become a design partner Apr 20 CAPE portal launch date
63% Phase 1 entry coverage
30 days Design partner pilot
100% Contingency stays with you
What It Does
Clean, validated, audit-trailed claims ready to upload through your existing ACE Portal account on day one. No new filing path. No new systems. You keep the client relationship. You keep the contingency.
Built for brokers, not around them
The IEEPA tariff refund wave is coming. Every importer with Chapter 99 exposure will call their broker. Duty Reclaim turns that volume from a liability into a revenue opportunity — CBP-compliant, reasonable-care-documented, filed through your ACE account under your name.
How It Works
Apply the CAPE Phase 1 rules engine
Runs each entry against published CAPE eligibility rules, tags qualifying and non-qualifying rows, and writes a reasonable-care audit note explaining every decision.
Generate validated CSVs
Outputs CAPE-schema-compliant CSVs that pass CBP validation on the first upload. No rejections. No rework.
Human review and file
Your team reviews flagged edge cases in a queue, approves the batch, and uploads through your existing ACE Portal account. Duty Reclaim never touches CBP.
The refund wave is going to break your ops team.
CAPE opens and every importer with IEEPA exposure sends you their entry summary files. Your team is already at capacity. Each filing must be validated against CBP's schema, eligibility rules applied correctly, and a reasonable-care audit trail documented — or the whole batch bounces.
Volume shock
Importers will send every IEEPA-exposed entry your way the week CAPE opens. Thousands of line items per client.
CSV rejections
CBP's CAPE schema rejects anything malformed. One bad Chapter 99 code, one inconsistent entry summary, one missing field — the whole batch comes back.
Eligibility ambiguity
Phase 1 covers 63% of impacted entries. Deciding which entries qualify is a rules engine, not a spreadsheet.
5 design partner slots. 30-day pilot. CAPE day one.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CAPE and why does it matter for customs brokers?
The CAPE (Customs Automated Processing Environment) portal allows customs brokers to file IEEPA refund claims on behalf of importers. Phase 1 covers 63% of impacted entries. The volume of claims will be enormous, and CBP's schema validation means any malformed CSV comes back rejected.
Does Duty Reclaim integrate with our TMS?
Yes. Duty Reclaim connects to your TMS via API or accepts CSV exports directly. It normalizes Chapter 99 codes and reconciles duty paid against the CIT order before generating output CSVs.
What happens to entries that don't qualify under Phase 1?
Non-qualifying entries are tagged and excluded from the CAPE CSV, with an audit note explaining the disqualification. They remain in a separate review queue for Phase 2 or other filing options.
Who files the claims — us or Duty Reclaim?
You file. Duty Reclaim generates the validated CSVs and surfaces edge cases for your review. Your team uploads through your existing ACE Portal account. The client relationship and contingency fee stay with you.
What does the reasonable-care audit trail include?
Every entry decision includes the eligibility rule applied, the entry data evaluated, and the determination rationale. Sufficient for CBP examination and importer documentation requirements.