Recover the IEEPA duties your business overpaid in 2025 and 2026.
If your company imports machinery, equipment, components, or other industrial goods, and imported $1.5M+ from China or $3M+ from any other country, you may be entitled to a substantial refund. No upfront fees. Paid only when you recover.
Get a refund estimateFigures sourced from U.S. Customs and Border Protection liquidation data, December 2025. Specific eligibility and refund amounts depend on individual entry circumstances.
Four steps from eligibility to recovery.
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Eligibility check
A 90 second form to confirm your import volume and entry profile.
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Import data review
Our recovery team analyzes your ACE and broker records to identify refundable IEEPA duties across your import value chain, including machinery, components, replacement parts, tooling, and industrial equipment entries.
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Refund estimate
You receive a written estimate of recoverable duties, no obligation to proceed.
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Filing & recovery
Our trade counsel partners file the protest. You receive the refund. Paid only on success.
Going it alone vs. expert recovery.
For machinery and industrial importers, the IEEPA refund process is technical, entry specific, and time sensitive. Here's how working with us compares to handling it in house.
Recoveries we've delivered.
Real outcomes for real importers. Amounts and timelines anonymized for client confidentiality.
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IEEPA$1.2MResolved in 60 days
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IEEPA$847KResolved in 45 days
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IEEPA$2.1MResolved in 90 days
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IEEPA$523KResolved in 38 days
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Refund eligibility, amounts, and timing depend on individual circumstances.
We sit on the same side of the table as our clients. Every engagement runs on contingency: you pay us nothing up front, and we are paid only out of what we recover. That alignment is what lets a CFO or general counsel pick up the phone with us in the first place.
Find out what you may be owed.
The confidential estimate runs on the original Lefkowitz Group site.
Frequently asked questions.
Who qualifies for an IEEPA refund?
U.S. importers of record who paid IEEPA classified duties on entries in 2025 or 2026 may qualify. As a baseline, we focus on companies with at least $1.5M in annual goods imported from China or $3M from any other country, where IEEPA, Section 301, or reciprocal tariff codes appeared on entry summaries.
What types of duties are eligible?
IEEPA based duties are the primary focus, including the China related IEEPA tariffs and reciprocal duties imposed in 2025 and 2026. Section 122 and pre IEEPA Section 301 duties are evaluated separately on a case by case basis.
How much could my refund be?
Refund size depends on entry level facts: HTS codes, country of origin, total entered value, and which IEEPA specific duties were assessed. Recoveries we have seen range from low six figures to several million dollars. We provide a written estimate after reviewing your ACE and broker records.
How long does the recovery process take?
From signed engagement to filed protest is typically four to eight weeks. CBP processing of approved protests can take an additional several months. We track every entry's 180 day deadline so nothing is lost to a missed window.
Is this legitimate?
Yes. Recovery is grounded in the CBP protest mechanism (19 U.S.C. § 1514) and the recent Court of International Trade rulings opening the IEEPA refund pathway. The Lefkowitz Group is an asset and revenue recovery firm; filings are handled by our trade counsel partners and licensed customs brokers.
What documents do you need from us?
The minimum starting point is your ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) data and broker entry summaries for 2025 and 2026. We sign a mutual NDA before any data is shared.
How is confidentiality handled?
Mutual NDA at intake, before any data is exchanged. Your entry data is reviewed by our recovery team and the trade counsel partners working on your engagement only, and is never disclosed externally without your written authorization.
What happens after the 15 minute intake call?
We follow up with a written eligibility memo. If we both want to proceed, our trade counsel partners send an engagement letter, and we begin the entry level review. There is no fee unless we recover a refund for you.
Check your eligibility in 90 seconds.
No upfront fees. Confidential. Machinery, equipment, component, and other import entries can lose refund eligibility 180 days after CBP liquidation.
Get a refund estimate