On October 8, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade certified a class action in Freestyle World, Inc. v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, covering importers of record that paid IEEPA duties between February 1, 2025 and February 19, 2026 and have not separately filed suit. The class seeks an order directing CBP to liquidate or reliquidate entries without regard to IEEPA duties, which would give CBP the court order it says it needs to reach finally liquidated entries that CAPE does not currently accept. Eligible importers are included automatically and do not need to file their own lawsuit or take any action to join. If the order is entered and upheld, eligible importers could receive refunds on finally liquidated entries without suing, though timing and process have not been set
Certification is not a refund order, and we are still waiting on several points before we can confirm next steps: the court’s entry of the requested injunction, a scheduling order due October 22, 2026, the Federal Circuit’s decision on the government’s appeal of the individual reliquidation orders, and CBP guidance on how class member entries would be processed. We will provide updates as soon as these are confirmed.