6/23/26 — CBP: Only Recon-Flagged Entries Without a Filed Recon Entry Accepted in Next CAPE Phase

CBP has announced that only entries flagged for reconciliation that do not yet have a reconciliation entry (type 09) on file will be accepted in the next phase of its Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tariff refund tool, set to launch June 29, according to a CSMS message. Entries flagged for reconciliation that already have a reconciliation entry on file will not be included in the June 29 phase and will instead be handled in a later phase of CAPE development.

CAPE will accept reconciliation-flagged entries of types 01, 02 and 06 for which the type 09 reconciliation entry has not yet been filed. Only unliquidated entries, and those within 80 days of liquidation, will be accepted.

Once flagged entries are accepted on a CAPE declaration, the trade may file the reconciliation entry. The process removes the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties from the flagged entries before the reconciliation entry is filed, thereby separating the refunds from the calculations on the entry. Once the entry is filed, CBP will assume that all CAPE declarations associated with the entries were filed and accepted.

If a reconciliation filing deadline expires in fewer than 30 days, the trade will need to prioritize filing the reconciliation, CBP said. All filing and processing requirements from the first phase of CAPE remain in effect.