Stone Path Consulting×1st Capital Financial·IEEPA Tariff Refund Recovery
For U.S. Importers of Record · 2025-2026

Recover Your IEEPA Tariff Refund. Get the Cash in Weeks, Not Years.

The Supreme Court ordered CBP to refund IEEPA tariffs paid between February 2025 and February 2026, with 6% statutory interest on the principal. Stone Path facilitates the introduction to 1st Capital Financial's File and Fund Program through Nortic Consulting. Qualifying importers access the refund as upfront liquidity in roughly two to three weeks.

Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, decided February 20, 2026. The court invalidated IEEPA tariffs averaging 10% to 25% on imports from Canada, China, Mexico, and other trading partners. CBP must remove the duties and issue refunds with statutory interest to eligible Importers of Record.
$166B+ In IEEPA Tariffs Paid Across 53M customs entries, 2025-2026
45-60 Day Filing Window Once CAPE opens, plus 180-day appeal period
2-3 wks To Liquidity File and Fund acceptance to disbursement
The opportunity

Why Prep Now Beats Filing Fast

CBP is now building CAPE, a sub-module of the existing ACE system, to process IEEPA refund claims. 1st Capital Financial reports that more than $166 billion in IEEPA tariffs were collected across approximately 53 million customs entries during the affected window.

Once the window opens, the importers that file on day one are the ones that organized their entry data ahead of time. Mid-market importers (51 to 5,000 employees) on shipments from Canada, China, Mexico, or other affected trading partners are the cleanest fit for the file-and-fund mechanics.

This work begins before CBP opens its filing window.

Who qualifies

Eligibility is structural, not industry-specific.

Importer Profile

U.S. companies that served as the Importer of Record and paid IEEPA-designated tariffs between February 2025 and February 2026.

Typical fit: mid-market importers (51 to 5,000 employees) on shipments from Canada, China, Mexico, or other affected trading partners, with internal trade compliance or customs ownership and a broker relationship that can produce ACE entry data.

Industries 1st Capital Names

  • Apparel and Textiles
  • Automotive Parts and Vehicles
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Consumer Goods and Retail
  • Distribution and Wholesale
  • E-Commerce
  • Food and Beverage
  • Industrial Equipment and Machinery
  • Manufacturing
  • Specialty Importing and Logistics

1st Capital reports business claims ranging from tens of thousands to tens of millions of dollars, depending on entry status, import volume, and rates.

For advisors

Advise importers? You can route eligible clients through us.

Customs brokers, freight forwarders, customs and trade attorneys, ERP and logistics platforms, and PE operating partners with import-heavy portfolio companies hold the entry data and the existing client relationships. If you advise importers carrying IEEPA exposure, you can route them to a capital partner without taking on the diligence, filing, legal, or funding work yourself. Select "I advise importers" in the form above to start the conversation.

Stone Path facilitates the introduction. 1st Capital handles diligence, filing, and funding. The advisor stays in their lane.