You Paid the Tariffs. Now It May Be Time to Recover Them.
Your Business May Be Owed an IEEPA Tariff Refund
If your business was the Importer of Record and paid tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), you may be entitled to recover a meaningful amount of money.
These tariffs were also commonly referred to as Chapter 99 tariffs, fentanyl tariffs, reciprocal tariffs, baseline tariffs or emergency tariffs, but they fell under the same IEEPA authority. After major court decisions challenged that authority, many importers may now have a significant recovery opportunity.
The opportunity is real, but the recovery path is more complex than many businesses first expected. As CAPE rolls out in phases, one refund opportunity may now require multiple submissions over time, active monitoring after filing, and careful coordination across customs, treasury, and tax. Anchor Accounting Services helps businesses identify affected entries, organize the right documentation, map claims to the proper filing path, and actively manage the process from review through recovery.
Built for Small and Midsized Importers
Phase-Aware Claim Management
End-to-End Recovery Coordination
Capital Access Options Where Appropriate
330k+ importers of record potentially affected
53M+ customs entries subject to IEEPA tariffs
$166B+ in tariffs collected, with additional refund value potentially available through statutory interest
A Major Recovery Opportunity is Open for Impacted U.S. Importers
Many businesses paid substantial tariffs without realizing that those amounts might one day become part of a recovery opportunity. For businesses impacted by the IEEPA tariff program, this may represent meaningful capital that could potentially be returned to the business.
But this is not a simple refund exercise. It may require historical record review, customs documentation, claim support, ongoing follow-up and careful coordination across legal, treasury and tax matters.
For many businesses, the opportunity is real. The process is just too burdensome to manage on your own.
The Opportunity is Real. Seize it.
Recovering tariffs may involve far more than submitting a request and waiting for payment. Businesses may need to identify eligible entries, organize fragmented records, prepare the right filing path for the right phase, and continue managing the claim after submission.
For many small and midsized importers, that level of coordination is difficult to manage internally.
Many businesses may not realize they qualify
Tariffs were often buried in landed costs, broker statements, and internal accounting records, so decision-makers may not yet know the extent of their exposure.
One recovery may now require multiple filings
As CAPE rolls out in phases, some businesses may need to manage multiple submissions over time rather than one complete filing.
Timing and follow-through now matter more
Submitting too early, too late, or with the wrong entries can create delays, rework, or missed recovery. Active management is now a core part of the process.
Don’t let Complexity Force You to give Away Your Recovery
If your business may be entitled to a refund, the goal should not be to walk away from the opportunity just because the process feels overwhelming.
It also should not mean giving up a large share of what may be owed simply because another party is willing to move faster or make the situation sound easier than it is. Some businesses may feel pressured to accept heavily discounted arrangements just to avoid the burden, only to lose a substantial portion of the value before tax consequences are even considered.
Anchor Accounting Services is built to offer a more practical path. We help businesses pursue recovery with structured, end-to-end support that simplifies the process, preserves more of the potential value and reduces the burden on internal teams.
Whether your goal is to recover what may be owed, simplify a complex process, or explore capital options to help you access value sooner, Anchor and its partners help manage the path from review through uncertainty.
Anchor Accounting Services: One Managed Service Across The Full Recovery Lifecycle
Anchor Accounting Services is designed to make a highly complex recovery process feel manageable for businesses that do not have in-house trade, legal and tax infrastructure
Instead of forcing your team to coordinate multiple providers, legal contacts, financial questions and recovery steps on its own, Anchor brings the process together under one managed service model. We do the work so your business can stay focused on operations and growth while the recovery path is handled in a structured way.
Documentation & Claim Support
We help assemble records, resolve gaps, and prepare a defensible submission package.
Claim Architecture & Phase Mapping
We organize entries by likely CAPE phase so your business does not treat a multi-stage recovery like a one-time filing event.
Payout, Offset & Reconciliation Review
We help businesses prepare for ACH / payout mechanics, review offset risk, and reconcile what is approved against what is actually received.
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Tariff Exposure Discovery
We review Form 7501 entry summaries, ACE data, broker records, and duty history to identify potentially affected entries and estimate recovery exposure.
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Active Claim Servicing
We do not take a passive file-and-wait approach. We monitor status, respond to issues, and keep claims moving after submission.
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Tax & Capital Coordination
We help businesses prepare for the tax treatment of recovered principal and interest and, where appropriate, explore capital options tied to eligible refund rights or receivables.
Why Businesses May Prefer Anchor’s Integrated Model
If your business may be entitled to a refund, the goal should not be to walk away from the opportunity just because the process feels overwhelming.
It also should not mean giving up a large share of what may be owed simply because another party is willing to move faster or make the situation sound easier than it is. Some businesses may feel pressured to accept heavily discounted arrangements just to avoid the burden, only to lose a substantial portion of the value before tax consequences are even considered.
Anchor Accounting Services is built to offer a more practical path. We help businesses pursue recovery with structured, end-to-end support that simplifies the process, preserves more of the potential value and reduces the burden on internal teams.
How The Process Works
This is not a self-service funnel or a one-time filing event. Businesses begin by submitting a request, and our team helps determine exposure, organize records, and build the right filing path based on entry status, likely CAPE phase, and the current state of the process.
Step 1 — Submit Your Review Request
Complete the form with a few business details so our team can understand your situation at a high level.
Step 2 — Personalized Interview
We reach out to schedule a one-on-one consultation about your imports, tariff exposure, documentation, and potential recovery path.
Step 3 — Record Review, Claim Architecture & Eligibility Confirmation
We review available import, broker, ACE, and related records to identify affected entries, estimate exposure, and map the claim to the right filing path.
Step 4 — Filing Preparation & Submission
We organize documentation, prepare the claim package, and coordinate submission based on the current CAPE framework.
Step 5 — Active Claim Management & Recovery Follow-Through
We continue monitoring the claim, addressing discrepancies, watching for offsets or adjustments, and helping manage the path through payment, reconciliation, and tax coordination.
Submit Your Review Request
Who this may be right for
This service may be a fit for U.S. importers who paid tariffs and now need help understanding whether a recovery path exists.
It may be especially relevant for small- and midsized businesses that lack dedicated in-house trade compliance teams, customs advisors or legal resources.
Examples may include:
Manufacturers importing raw materials or componentsDistributors, wholesalers and retailers importing finished goodsE-commerce companies selling imported merchandiseSpecialty importers in apparel, home goods, electronics, machinery, food products and outdoor equipmentBusinesses that used customs brokers and now need help reconstructing historical import recordsCompanies that may need legal, treasury and tax coordination across the recovery processRecovered Capital Can Do More Than Close A Balance
For many businesses, tariff recovery is not just about correcting the past. It is about unlocking capital that may support the future.
Recovered funds may help businesses improve liquidity, invest in equipment, expand operations, strengthen supply chains and support job growth.
Improve Liquidity
Put potentially recoverable dollars back to work inside the business.
Support Growth
Use recovered capital to support operations, expansion, staffing, inventory or infrastructure.
Reduce Strain
Pursue the opportunity without forcing your team to manage the entire process alone.
What businesses should understand about the Recovery Process
This may be a meaningful recovery opportunity, but it is no longer best understood as a simple refund claim. As CAPE rolls out in phases, some businesses may need to manage multiple submissions over time rather than one complete filing. That creates new risks around timing, duplicate or conflicting submissions, backlog exposure, and delayed payment even after a claim is submitted.
That complexity matters. Even after a claim is prepared, businesses may still need to monitor progress closely, respond to new requirements, watch for offsets or adjustments, and plan for the proper treatment of recovered principal and interest.
Key areas businesses may need to manage carefully:
Identification and support of affected import entriesClaim architecture and phase-aware filing strategyDuplicate or mistimed submission riskOngoing tracking, follow-up, and discrepancy resolutionPayment readiness, offsets, and final amount reviewTax analysis and reporting updates after recoveryStay current as the process evolves
IEEPA guidance, CAPE phases, and recovery mechanics are still evolving. Visit our IEEPA Resource Hub for current updates, regulatory developments, and practical guidance that may affect how businesses approach recovery.
Visit the IEEPA Resource HubGet a Personalized Tariff Recovery Review
If your business may have been impacted by the IEEPA tariff program, Anchor can help you understand what the opportunity may look like, what records may be involved, and how the recovery path may need to be managed under the current CAPE environment.
Complete the form, and our team will reach out to schedule a personalized interview about your situation.
A recovery review helps your business understand potential exposure, likely claim complexity, the records involved, and what it may take to move from possible eligibility to actual recovery.
