In a Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) bulletin published on June 23, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provided updated guidance on new functionality for the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). This functionality, available as of June 29, 2026, allows CAPE to process refunds of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties.

With this functionality, CAPE will accept entry types 01, 02, and 06 that have been flagged for reconciliation and for which the entry type 09 reconciliation entry has not been filed. Consistent with CAPE Phase 1, accepted reconciliation-flagged entries will be limited to unliquidated entries and entries within 80 days of liquidation.

Once entries flagged for reconciliation are accepted on a CAPE declaration, the trade may file the reconciliation entry. The CAPE process removes the IEEPA duties from the flagged entries before the reconciliation entry is filed, separating the IEEPA duty refund from the calculations on the reconciliation entry.

Once the reconciliation entry is filed, CBP will assume that all CAPE declarations associated with the reconciled entries were filed and accepted.

Once a reconciliation entry is filed, the underlying entries will not be eligible to be filed on a CAPE declaration in this phase, pursuant to the June 29, 2026, deployment. The CAPE process does not prevent an entry from being reconciled.

If the reconciliation filing deadline is close to expiring, such as less than 30 days, the trade will need to prioritize filing the reconciliation entry. Entries flagged for reconciliation with a reconciliation entry already on file will be included in a future phase of CAPE development.

CSMS # 69035485 can be found here:
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-41d65dd?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2