CAPE Phase 3 Ties October 6 Filing to July 30 IOR Submissions

CBP plans to open CAPE Phase 3 on October 6 for plaintiffs with reliquidation orders and a valid IOR number submitted by July 30. Later submitters await instructions.

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Sub-topicCAPE processing

Evidence base4 records used

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Risograph illustration linking a court order and valid IOR number submitted by July 30 to the planned October 6 CAPE Phase 3 filing opening for covered plaintiffs. Later submitters await instructions, and payment timing remains separate.

CBP has scheduled CAPE Phase 3 for October 6, 2026, but the first filing group is defined by a submission made months earlier. In its September 15 court declaration, the agency says plaintiffs that submitted a valid importer of record number by July 30 can file when the new phase opens. Plaintiffs that provided an IOR number later will receive additional instructions.

The announced phase covers finally-liquidated entries filed by plaintiffs for which the court has ordered reliquidation. To prepare an October 6 filing, a customs manager needs counsel's actual IOR submission beside the court order and entry list.

July 30 divides plaintiffs already covered by orders

The made counsel's submission of IOR identification numbers part of the . It required counsel to follow instructions from CBP and conditioned reliquidation on the agency's acceptance of CAPE declarations.

Evidence available for an order-covered plaintiff	Preparation supported by the September filing	Unresolved point to retain
Records support submission of a valid IOR number by July 30	Prepare for October 6 filing under the operative instructions	Declaration and entry acceptance still require their own evidence
IOR number was provided after July 30	Prepare the entry file while awaiting the promised additional instructions	The declaration specifies no later start date
Submission date, number or validity remains uncertain	Retrieve counsel's submission and reconcile it to the plaintiff and entry records	The available evidence does not yet establish opening-day access

CAPE Phase 3 Ties October 6 Filing to July 30 IOR Submissions

July 30 divides plaintiffs already covered by orders

Retrieve the submission before assigning a filing date

Opening-day access leaves entry controls intact

Later instructions must resolve the remaining schedule

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