{"id":4148,"date":"2026-01-06T21:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/?p=4148"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:04:14","slug":"blast-562-cbp-modernizes-electronic-refund-enrollment-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/blast-562-cbp-modernizes-electronic-refund-enrollment-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Blast # 562 CBP Modernizes Electronic Refund Enrollment Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2410\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"4129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Imagen1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4129\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"255\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/562.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4149 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 898px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 898\/255;aspect-ratio:3.5217818539141827;width:416px;height:auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>CBP&nbsp;Modernizes&nbsp;Electronic&nbsp;Refund&nbsp;Enrollment&nbsp;Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CBP&nbsp;is requiring Importers to set up their ACE Portal, as all&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;refunds will be&nbsp;processed&nbsp;electronically via ACH beginning February 6, 2026. The transition away from paper checks applies to all importers, brokers, filers, sureties, service providers, facility operators, foreign-trade zone operators and carriers, and any designated third parties listed on&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;Form 4811. After February 6,&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;will issue paper&nbsp;refunds only to parties that have received an approved waiver, which&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;expects to grant on a limited, case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please review&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;enrollment&nbsp;process. CSMS # 67305746 has the dates of&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;user refines support call, see below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/national-media-release\/cbp-modernizes-electronic-refund-enrollment-process\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"123\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Imagen10-02-02CBP-modernizes-electronic-refund-enrollment-process.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4150 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 786px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 786\/123;width:492px;height:auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">CSMS # 67305746 &#8211; ICYMI:&nbsp;Electronic&nbsp;Refunds Interim Final Rule Effective February 6, 2026 \u2013 ACE Support Call Schedule Now Available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning February 6, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will issue all&nbsp;refunds&nbsp;electronically via Automated Clearing House (ACH) (subject to limited exceptions), as announced in the\u202fElectronic&nbsp;Refunds\u202fInterim Final Rule published January 2, 2026 in the Federal Register (<a href=\"https:\/\/oytfejhbb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0018BYRvgTGrfVuFzdxatXhsCljhv-4IJSRUBpVF7Wp_XEXc-v_n1y_NFQm8TeQfzr750i0ql3uREgaWS-9Cl6p5lmnAV7RetKYAL5gaCQqAUuZLXHmlqORd7MGXj6D9FszlrjYPRIhW1rEOmmRyMC4ImoqwM69jKximBpXI-1-BdOqDVVubeL7OogXvWquYdxSY5tD54YvLsX1hLNCDNK1khND6o-WDGGNM_UE5yqDkJWlENDL9QZhLLYqmtb-XNMvZuLYdKdBvFf2PsL5MJR2pge9H2tjKXkDaHlHmkOWmSbcYoyAh9T9Rm-4_WYMUkcIcZMNH6Qsp9YqeW10us0v10tgQRRRhYVlUb0qiI-0v8IMQ42ObX-NVD1h35P1qvGDgXyiWLA7G3zA16iv6_d0HndqOX-cOwkfhp9CZpY0WeDjzIFpxWUQEDIcCORk5LPXgY2Bm47D9HwK_TuDs4k3SwJcAeu5-oxa&amp;c=h1w54pbIuCMqx_Sz6lQGt4IuYLHnnxWi1yMkwJPaBHNsauvLJ9Plhw==&amp;ch=I1n4Rk9UFDJIpmiW1yVa69AZjZBVm9RYFvISJ9RMY8zu9Z3gq-Zr2w==\">FR Document 2025-24171<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In preparation for this change,&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;recently improved the ACH&nbsp;refund&nbsp;sign-up&nbsp;process&nbsp;by:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adding an automated\u202fACH&nbsp;Refund&nbsp;Authorization\u202ftool in the Automated Commercial Environment Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automating the ACE Portal\u2019s importer account application, which is necessary to access the new\u202fACH&nbsp;Refund&nbsp;Authorization\u202ftool&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For importers and other parties who may receive&nbsp;CBP-issued&nbsp;refunds after February 5, 2026, review\u202f<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oytfejhbb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0018BYRvgTGrfVuFzdxatXhsCljhv-4IJSRUBpVF7Wp_XEXc-v_n1y_NFQm8TeQfzr79j_lp_TXyDhn-EbQ918qd57mCQiH_7i94z28hwDcUjnF8x0wX791bQG5oGwsVF00R7zbMSeATAVbrb4YSFDNjGvQl0U81JKu08N6Sq0GahlXi6bi58BMakcqP1VeQadjl_hKicG0_LdmbwRnNdhd9iH245BBgwC_0r9vsmkyyZxOQ2z5KyBM8ET0E_nVQNPImMMBOSX5oV-Z4Dfyb6vBEHAYm7aSSfZFFp066_gsGc8DVHdWTShCwZAMH5pEf06ewPVTSOGA_bnETlfCGw7pmyN0BclGrxEP5dxkdxxWJ0lD0maXglSSaIdt17E4hVnhdY6Pt-Nvr4AMIi7s5FQqbTZpZkMoE5VkWjKEMlVW-YMYXu-ck-hMLguW59xp8DDJU14PVkZIBhjBdQ3CVbkD2PKdmWFMTkF6&amp;c=h1w54pbIuCMqx_Sz6lQGt4IuYLHnnxWi1yMkwJPaBHNsauvLJ9Plhw==&amp;ch=I1n4Rk9UFDJIpmiW1yVa69AZjZBVm9RYFvISJ9RMY8zu9Z3gq-Zr2w==\">CBP\u2019s&nbsp;Electronic&nbsp;Refund&nbsp;Enrollment&nbsp;Reference Sheet<\/a><strong>\u202fand take any necessary steps to ensure readiness for this mandatory transition.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, to help the trade community prepare for the mandatory transition,&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;will hold user readiness support calls on the following dates and times:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wednesday, January 14, 2026&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2:00 PM &#8211; 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CBP&nbsp;Modernizes&nbsp;Electronic&nbsp;Refund&nbsp;Enrollment&nbsp;Process \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. CBP&nbsp;is requiring Importers to set up their ACE Portal, as all&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;refunds will be&nbsp;processed&nbsp;electronically via ACH beginning February 6, 2026. The transition away from paper checks applies to all importers, brokers, filers, sureties, service providers, facility operators, foreign-trade zone operators and carriers, and any designated third parties listed on&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;Form 4811. After February 6,&nbsp;CBP&nbsp;will<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[507],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-boc-blast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4148"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4363,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148\/revisions\/4363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}