Recover the tariffs
you already overpaid.
If your business imports, there's a strong chance you've overpaid duties — through IEEPA tariffs, misclassification, missed exclusions, or eligible drawback. We find those overpayments and recover the refund you're legally owed. No change to your operations.
The refund is hiding in paperwork you've already filed.
Customs entries are complex, and overpayment is common: goods classified under the wrong code, valuations that were too high, exclusions never applied, and duty on re-exported or destroyed goods that qualifies for drawback. Most importers never review it — so the money simply stays with the government.
And in February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the IEEPA tariffs were never lawful, and the Court of International Trade has since ordered roughly $166B refunded. But the money doesn’t arrive on its own. Refunds are claimed through CBP’s CAPE process, entry by entry, and finally liquidated entries can be lost.
You already paid these duties. Some of that money should be coming back to you.
A review of duties you've already paid — and a claim for what you're owed.
We examine your import and entry data for overpaid tariffs and duties, identify what's legally recoverable, and handle the filings to get your refund. It runs entirely behind the scenes, with no change to your suppliers, brokers, or day-to-day operations.
The recovery is delivered through our tariff recovery partner — a team of licensed customs brokers and trade attorneys who review every entry line by line and file directly with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on your behalf.
Four steps. Zero risk.
Eligibility review
A short review of your import profile and entry data to spot overpayment.
Identify recoverable duties
We pinpoint misclassification, valuation, exclusions, and drawback opportunities.
File the claims
We prepare and submit the filings on your behalf, correctly and on time.
Recover your refund
You receive the refund you were owed — and pay only from what we recover.
Found money, with nothing to change.
Upfront or at risk
Contingency-based — you pay only from recovered refunds.
Of look-back
Overpayments can often be recovered going back multiple years.
To operations
No new brokers, suppliers, or process — it works behind the scenes.
Corrected
Misapplied HTS codes and valuations put right, stopping future overpayment.
Applied
Eligible exclusions and refunds you never claimed, captured.
Recovered
Duty on re-exported or destroyed goods reclaimed where eligible.
Real refunds, real importers.
Anonymized recoveries delivered through our tariff recovery partner — from six figures to seven, across industries.
Pharmaceuticals
IEEPA duties on misclassified API ingredients imported from China.
Steel Manufacturing
Retroactive IEEPA exclusion refunds on specialty steel imports.
Food & Beverage
IEEPA tariffs on Asian ingredients, recovered after a favorable court ruling.
E-Commerce
Systematic IEEPA overpayment found across 200+ entries for a high-volume seller.
Apparel & Textiles
Misclassification and IEEPA overpayments on imported garments.
Furniture
Deemed-liquidation entries from Vietnam and China eligible for protest refunds.
Anonymized results from our tariff recovery partner's completed client work. Every importer's situation is different — past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Don't want to wait on Customs? Get funded sooner.
Being owed money and having money aren't the same thing. With a refund obligation in the hundreds of billions and appeals still in motion, disbursement can take months — realistically, years. If your claim has already been filed, you may qualify for advance funding — capital in hand before the refund arrives, to support cash flow, payroll, inventory, or growth.
Cash, not waiting
Turn a filed claim into working capital instead of waiting on the agency clock.
For submitted claims
Built for importers who've already filed a claim, protest, or correction and are awaiting proceeds.
You choose the path
Take the standard refund, or advance funding — subject to review and approval. No obligation.
“We assumed our broker had it handled. The review found duties we'd overpaid for years — money we didn't know we could get back, with nothing to change on our end.”
What importers ask first.
How can we be owed a refund on tariffs we already paid?+
Importers routinely overpay through misclassification, incorrect valuation, missed exclusions, and eligible duty drawback on re-exported or destroyed goods. Those overpayments are recoverable — often years back — through the proper filings.
Do we have to change how we import or who we work with?+
No. This is a review of duties and tariffs you've already paid. There's no change to your operations, brokers, or suppliers.
How are you paid?+
On a contingency basis — you pay from recovered refunds. If nothing is recovered, there's no fee, so there's no risk to pursuing it.
What do you need from us to start?+
A short call to review your import profile and entry data. From there we identify recoverable duties and handle the filings on your behalf.
What are IEEPA tariffs, and can they be recovered?+
In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize tariffs of indefinite scope, invalidating these tariffs. The Court of International Trade then ordered CBP to refund roughly $166B, and originally extended that relief to all affected importers. That scope is now on appeal, and CBP has taken the position that it cannot refund finally liquidated entries without a court order specific to that importer. Refunds still aren’t automatic: you claim them by filing a CAPE Declaration through CBP’s refund process, post-summary corrections are no longer the path, and the route for finally liquidated entries currently runs only for importers who filed suit at the CIT. Filing correctly, on the right entries, and on time is the whole game.
Can we get paid before the refund arrives?+
Possibly. If your claim has already been filed, you may qualify for advance funding — capital before the refund is issued — subject to review, underwriting, and approval. It's optional; you can also simply wait for the standard refund.
Who actually does the recovery work?+
The filings are handled by our tariff recovery partner: licensed customs brokers and trade attorneys who prepare and submit everything to CBP on your behalf and manage the process end to end.
Manalo Advisory Group is not CBP, U.S. Customs, or a government agency, and does not provide legal advice. Tariff recovery is delivered through a specialized partner of licensed customs brokers and trade attorneys. Refund eligibility, amounts, deadlines, and timing depend on your specific entries and circumstances; advance funding is subject to underwriting and approval. Litigation and administrative procedures relating to IEEPA tariff refunds remain ongoing and subject to change. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Find out what you can get back.
A short, no-cost eligibility review of your import data. If there's a refund to recover, you'll know — and you only pay from what we recover.
