Which tariffs are recoverable?
The short answer: any duties you paid in 2024 or 2025 under tariff regimes that courts have struck down or limited. Currently this includes:
- Section 301 surcharges on certain Chinese-origin product categories (List 3 and List 4A).
- IEEPA reciprocal tariffs imposed in early 2025 that exceeded statutory authority per Federal Circuit ruling.
- Misclassified Section 232 steel/aluminum tariffs applied to derivatives that fall outside the formal tariff line.
Whether you can recover depends on what you imported, when, and the duty line that was applied. That's what the audit determines.
How the audit works
- You send us your customs records. CBP form 7501 entries, broker statements, or CBP ACE export. We can also pull from your customs broker directly.
- We cross-reference each entry against the voided-tariff regimes and check whether your classification was the most favorable available.
- We deliver an audit report. Per-entry: amount paid, amount potentially recoverable, basis for the claim, deadline to file.
- You decide what to file. If you want us to file, we draft the protest or post-summary correction, you sign, we submit.
Pricing
Audit: free. No upfront cost. No obligation to file.
Filing: 15% contingency on recovered amount. If CBP issues a refund, we take 15%. If nothing comes back, you owe nothing. We cover all administrative costs.
For very high-volume importers ($5M+/yr) we offer flat-fee filing arrangements. Ask.
Who we work with
- Amazon FBA sellers who imported from China in 2024-2025
- Shopify and DTC brands with manufacturing in tariff-affected origins
- B2B importers with annual customs spend over $50k
- Customs brokers who want to offer refund services to their clients (referral split)
What you'll need ready
- CBP form 7501 entries from 2024 and 2025 (we can pull from your broker)
- Product descriptions or invoice line items for each entry
- Country of origin documentation