Observed arrival · 2026-11-15
CapeRecon checks whether CAPE refunds reached the bank
A browser-based tool compares ACE refund reports with bank deposits to flag missing, diverted, short, or overdue CAPE tariff refunds.
- For
- Importers reconciling CAPE refunds and ACE records
- Worth noticing
- It calculates each entry’s 180-day protest date from its ES-022 liquidation date and flags problem entries within 30 days.
Field notes
The sample report labels a 32-entry importer dataset as of 11/15/2026 and shows 15 reported issues, including a $1,850 mismatch between a CBP refund total and a bank deposit, funds diverted to another debt, and an issued refund with no matching deposit. It calculates protest windows from ES-022 liquidation dates, warns when a flagged entry is within 30 days of the 180-day limit, and offers principal-and-interest and refund-to-deposit CSV ledgers for an accountant.
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