{"id":279623,"date":"2026-04-22T03:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/279623\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T03:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:15:10","slug":"california-board-game-maker-files-claim-as-tariff-refunds-open-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/279623\/","title":{"rendered":"California board game maker files claim as tariff refunds open nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new federal portal is now live allowing U.S. businesses to reclaim billions of dollars in tariffs<\/a>\u00a0after a Supreme Court ruling found the levies President Trump imposed last year are illegal.<\/a><\/p>\n

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency recently launched the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) portal, giving importers a formal pathway to request refunds for certain tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. But the money won’t come automatically \u2014 businesses must apply and wait for approval.<\/p>\n

Price Johnson, chief financial officer of game-maker Cephalofair, is among those now filing claims. He showed a stack of receipts documenting the tariff charges his company paid over the past year.<\/p>\n

“We’ve got our summary report here,” Johnson said. “You can see all the imports we made over the course of a year, totalling about $140,000. It’s a lot of money. We’d love to have it back and go to more products.”<\/p>\n

Over the past year, Johnson said the tariffs forced difficult decisions.<\/p>\n

“We’ve had several different furloughs in place part-time, had to eliminate a full-time position,” he said.<\/p>\n

Now, Johnson is submitting his claim through the new portal, hoping to recover those losses.<\/p>\n

“At this point, we wait to see how long that takes them to process and to validate,” he said.<\/p>\n

CBS News Sacramento first visited Johnson in Rocklin last year when his gaming company was in a real-life battle for survival<\/a>, with products stuck in a Shanghai warehouse as tariffs on Chinese imports climbed as high as 145%, making shipping financially impossible.<\/p>\n

“What we’re going to get back does not offset the damages and the delays that have been imposed,” Johnson said.<\/p>\n

Experts say while the portal is a major step forward, it places the burden squarely on businesses to file accurate claims, and not all tariffs may qualify for refunds. Only unliquidated tariffs or those finalized within a limited timeframe are currently eligible.<\/p>\n

Still, for companies like Johnson’s, the shift offers some relief.<\/p>\n

“It’s certainly a feeling of validation,” he said.<\/p>\n

Customs officials say once they approve the claims, businesses will be paid within 60 to 90 days. So Johnson could see his check sometime this summer.<\/p>\n

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