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CAPE launched April 20, 2026 as the mandatory electronic pathway for IEEPA and reciprocal tariff refunds — some at rates as high as 125%. Here's who qualifies and how it actually works.
Read the full articleZollback, Alliance, Leyton, KPMG, Descartes all set revenue or refund-size minimums that exclude most small and mid-size importers. CAPE opens a door those firms don't want you walking through alone.
Read the full articleEvery large drawback firm we've reviewed excludes breakbulk, project cargo, or oversized shipments from their contingency programs. Here's what to do differently when your cargo doesn't fit the container.
Read the full articleMore than $2B in unclaimed duty refunds sit at CBP every year. Here's the four-question test that tells you in ten minutes if you qualify.
Read the full articleThe hold-type identification, documentation package, and cost-clock moves that separate a 72-hour release from a two-week disaster.
Read the full articleA direct comparison of the three most common terms — the real cost difference, the compliance exposure, and which one to negotiate on every lane.
Read the full articleThe three shipment profiles importers don't realize are breakbulk, and what to look for in a specialist when your cargo doesn't fit in a container.
Read the full articleHow IEEPA works, what's covered, what's at stake legally, and the three moves every importer should make this quarter.
Read the full articleOne specific 10+2 mistake shows up on 40% of the entries I audit. Here's the five-line checklist that prevents it.
Read the full articleThe seven areas a focused assessment always covers, the sampling strategy that mirrors CBP's, and the three findings that show up almost every time.
Read the full articleThe cost-of-delay framework most procurement teams skip, and the four scenarios where chartering an aircraft is always cheaper.
Read the full articleSuppliers love EXW because the buyer absorbs every risk and cost. Here's the real math on what it's costing you per container.
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