Tariff Refund Services for Retail Businesses
The Supreme Court's decision on IEEPA tariffs reopened billions of dollars in import duties that retailers never lawfully owed on imported merchandise, inventory, and consumer goods. We help U.S. retailers pinpoint eligible entries, file the right claims, and recover every tariff refund they're due, managed from first review to final payment.
The Ruling is Settled. Getting Your Money Back Isn't.
The Court invalidated IEEPA tariffs, but turning that decision into a refund in your account means working through a process that's technical, deadline-driven, and still taking shape.
More Than One Refund Route
CAPE declarations, protective protests, CIT litigation — the correct path hinges on your entry status, liquidation timing, and total duty exposure across every supplier and product line. The wrong one costs you time you may not have.
The Rules Are Still Moving
CBP guidance, court decisions, and executive actions continue to shape how refunds are handled. What applies to an entry today can change as new guidance is issued, making active monitoring an important part of protecting your claim.
Duties That Could Be Back in Your Business
Tariffs became part of the landed cost of inventory long before those products reached your shelves, warehouses, or customers. Recovering eligible duties can put capital back toward new inventory, supplier payments, expansion, or the everyday costs of running your retail operation.
End-to-End IEEPA Tariff Recovery for Retail Businesses
Three connected services designed to identify what you're owed, protect your claim, and move your recovery forward without adding another complicated process to your team.
Retail Import Tariff Audit
We review your import history across suppliers, product categories, and shipments to identify entries that may qualify for an IEEPA refund. You'll receive a clear recovery report showing potential refund amounts, liquidation status, important deadlines, and which claims should be prioritized first.
- ✓ Entry-by-entry eligibility review across imported goods
- ✓ Total potential recovery calculated
- ✓ Liquidation status & deadline tracking
- ✓ Prioritized filing plan with timelines
Managed Recovery
Once we know where the opportunity sits, we manage the recovery process, preparing CAPE filings, handling protective protests, and coordinating CIT action with qualified legal counsel wherever the current rules require it.
- ✓ CAPE filing preparation
- ✓ Ongoing monitoring of CBP & CIT guidance
- ✓ Recovery strategy adjusted as requirements evolve
- ✓ Regular status updates & next-step advising
Tariff Refund Claim Purchase
Need access to the capital sooner? For qualifying claims, we can purchase your expected IEEPA refund upfront, giving your business access to cash for inventory, supplier obligations, growth, or other operating needs while we carry the recovery through to the end.
- ✓ Turn an expected refund into immediate capital
- ✓ Flexible terms based on your claim value
- ✓ Fast, straightforward evaluation
- ✓ No interference with your refund filing
From Import Records to Recovered Tariff Dollars
Free Consultation
Our team examines your entries, identifies eligible duties, flags approaching deadlines, and calculates your potential recovery.
Comprehensive Audit
Our team reviews every entry, flags approaching deadlines, and delivers a detailed recovery report.
File & Manage
We prepare the necessary filings, monitor your claims, and adapt the recovery strategy as CBP and court guidance develops.
Recover Your Duties
Your eligible duties are recovered and, for qualifying claims, you may have the option to access working capital before the refund arrives.
No Upfront Fees. You Pay Only When You Recover.
Our fee is fully contingency-based and comes directly from the refund we recover for you. There are no retainers, no hourly billing, and nothing owed if there's nothing to recover.
*Fees are based on the value of your refund claim.
Your Retail Tariff Refund Could Already Be Waiting
Every entry has its own timeline, and waiting too long can make recovery more difficult. A quick conversation can help determine what your retail business may be owed and the first consultation costs nothing.
Tariff Recovery Built Around U.S. Importers
Tariff Recovery Group helps U.S. retailers and other importers navigate the IEEPA refund process and recover capital that was tied up in tariffs. Our work also covers businesses with more complex supply chains, including manufacturers, importers, and distributors. The refund opportunity may be significant, but determining which entries qualify and how to recover them remains complex. TRG was built to manage that process from start to finish.
What Our Clients Say
Importers who've recovered duties they were owed with Tariff Recovery Group.
Working with Tariff Recovery Group for our tariff recovery was a game-changer. Navigating entry reconciliations and CBP guidelines seemed overwhelming, but their team made the process completely seamless. They were professional, incredibly knowledgeable, and kept us informed at every step. If your business is owed duty refunds, I cannot recommend their expertise enough.
We highly recommend Tariff Recovery Group. They promptly showed their professional expertise by recovering our tariff overpayment while keeping us informed every step of the process.
We had a great experience with Tariff Recovery Group. Their team was professional, knowledgeable, and easy to work with throughout the entire process. Thanks to their expertise, we were able to successfully recover tariffs we didn't realize we were entitled to. They made the process simple and kept us informed every step of the way. I highly recommend Tariff Recovery Group to anyone looking for reliable tariff recovery services.
See What Your Retail Business May Be Owed
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Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about retail import tariff refunds, eligibility, filing deadlines, the evolving CBP process, and how TRG manages recovery.
Yes. Retail businesses that acted as importers of record and paid eligible IEEPA duties may have refund rights following the Supreme Court's decision. This can include duties paid on imported merchandise, consumer products, and other retail inventory. Depending on the status of your entries, additional filings may be needed to protect or recover those funds.
Per CBP's court filings, hundreds of thousands of importers paid an estimated $166 billion in IEEPA duties, with interest potentially increasing the overall amount. Your individual recovery depends on factors including import volume, countries of origin, applicable HTS codes, tariff rates, and the status of each entry. TRG's audit calculates the potential recovery entry by entry so you know what may be at stake.
We start by reviewing your import history and identifying potentially eligible entries across your suppliers, shipments, and product categories. From there, TRG develops the appropriate filing strategy, prepares CAPE declarations where applicable, handles protective protests, monitors CBP and court developments, and manages the recovery process through payment.
Yes. Filing rights can depend on when an entry liquidates and which recovery route applies. Some earlier entries may therefore be much closer to important filing deadlines than more recent shipments. Reviewing your import history early helps identify which entries require attention first and reduces the risk of missing an available recovery window.
There are no upfront costs. Our fee is contingency-based, starting as low as 1.5%, and is paid from the refund we recover for you. There are no retainers or hourly fees, and if there's nothing to recover, there's nothing owed.