Importers are beginning to see signs inside ACE that IEEPA refunds are progressing through the CBP system — even before cash payments hit bank accounts.

Here is how to check whether your entries have liquidated and whether refund activity is appearing in ACE.

Step 1: Log Into ACE

Go to the ACE Portal and log in using your importer or broker credentials.

Step 2: Find the Entry

There are several ways to search, but most users are locating entries by:

navigating to their importer account,

opening the Entry Summary section,

and searching by entry number and/or date range.

Step 3: Open the Entry Record

Click the entry number to open the detailed entry record.

ACE will usually default to the “Entry Summary” tab.

Step 4: Click “Liquidation” Instead of “Entry Summary”

Near the top of the entry record, select the “Liquidation” tab.

This appears to be where many importers and brokers are now seeing refund-related processing activity.

Users are reporting:

liquidation dates,

refund adjustments,

refund-related processing information,

and ES-701 liquidation documentation associated with their entries.

Step 5: Check for ES-701 and ES-022 Notices

Some importers are reporting that:

ES-701 documentation reflects liquidation and refund-related processing activity; and

ES-022 notices in the Entry Summary folder indicate refunds are pending.

Importers are also reporting that entries appear to liquidate after CAPE submissions are processed.

Important Timing Note

At this time, we are still not broadly hearing confirmations that ACH cash payments have actually landed in importer bank accounts.

CBP previously indicated that the first refund transmissions would begin on or around May 11, and current ACE activity appears consistent with that timeline.

In other words:

liquidation activity appears to occur first,

pending refund indicators appear next,

and ACH payment transmission may follow afterward.

Additional Notes

Importers should also receive CAPE claim numbers associated with their submissions as processing moves forward.

As always, if you encounter unusual CAPE errors, liquidation issues, or entries that appear stuck, send them to us so we can continue raising systemic problems with CBP and the court.