UPDATE – Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds – Warehouse Entries

Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 69127837 - UPDATE – Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds – Warehouse Entries On April 20, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched the first phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the Automated Commercial Environment to process refunds of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties. The purpose of this message is to provide updated guidance on  warehouse entries and warehouse withdrawals filed on CAPE Declaration s .   GUIDANCE   Warehouse Entry Types and CAPE   Effective July 7 , 2026, warehouse entr ies ( E ntry T ypes 21 and 22) will no longer be accepted on a CAPE Declaration . Warehouse entries that are submitted on a CAPE d eclaration will be rejected with th e existing ENTRY TYPE NOT ALLOWED error message . W arehouse withdrawals (Entry Types 31, 32, 34, 38) will continue to be accepted on CAPE D eclarations since the IEEPA duties were paid on the warehouse withdrawal s . CBP will process approved IEEPA refunds on warehouse withdrawals submitted via CAPE Declarations upon the ( re ) liquidation of the associated warehouse entry . The liquidation process for warehouse entries will continue to be performed by CBP in the normal course after all withdrawals have been made and the warehouse entr ies are ready for liquidation, at which time CBP will process approved refund s of the IEEPA duties.  W arehouse entr ies (E ntry T ype 21 or 22 ) accepted on a CAPE declaration from April 20, 2026, through July 6 , 2026, without the submission of the corresponding warehouse withdrawal ( s ) will not be (re) liquidate d with a refund of IEEPA duties. In such circumstances, filers will need to s ubmit a nother CAPE D eclaration (s) with the warehouse withdrawals on which IEEPA duties were paid . CBP will provide additional guidance to the trade community through CSMS messages as appropriate. If you encounter any errors in filing an entry summary, contact your CBP client representative or the ACE Help Desk. Questions regarding this message should be directed to CBP’s Office of Trade Relations at traderelations@cbp.dhs.gov . Related Message Number(s): 683 40863