Following a historic Supreme Court ruling, over 330,000 U.S. businesses are owed substantial refunds on unlawfully collected import duties. Vantage One Advisory guides businesses through the full recovery process — from initial assessment through final resolution.
This is not a refund you apply for online. The recovery process involves regulatory data, classification analysis, compliance review, administrative filings, and in many cases, federal litigation. Vantage One coordinates every dimension on your behalf.
We work in close partnership with Frost Law Arizona — a firm whose team includes attorneys, CPAs, and licensed regulatory professionals — to deliver an end-to-end recovery strategy that protects your interests at every stage.
Attorneys with federal court experience manage administrative protests, deadline monitoring, and litigation strategy. Your recovery is defended, not merely submitted.
Licensed professionals reconcile entry records, isolate refundable amounts, and build audit-ready submissions that withstand government scrutiny.
No upfront fees. Our compensation is tied directly to your recovery. We are fully incentivized to maximize what you receive — and actively defend against offset attempts.
Import duties were assessed in waves beginning February 2025, affecting businesses sourcing from nearly every country in the world. The Supreme Court ruled them unlawful. CBP is now building the refund mechanism — and time-sensitive deadlines are already running.
First duties imposed on goods from China, Canada, and Mexico. Longest exposure window and highest cumulative cost for affected businesses.
A baseline rate applied to imports from nearly every country, with significantly higher rates for 57+ nations — up to 50% in certain cases.
Rates on Chinese goods spiked rapidly, reaching a combined rate as high as 145%. Businesses active during this window faced extraordinary cost exposure.
The $800 duty-free exemption for small parcels was eliminated — first for China, then globally. Applicable duties are also potentially refundable.
Most advisors stop at the filing. Vantage One manages every stage — from the first data pull through litigation, remedy proceedings, and active defense against government offset attempts.
We establish the required government account and register banking details so approved refunds can actually be received — a critical and frequently overlooked first step.
Businesses using multiple filing agents have fragmented records. We consolidate, reconcile, and normalize all entry data into a single clean, audit-ready dataset.
Different assessed duties carry different refundability. We isolate exactly which amounts are recoverable, avoiding compliance exposure in the process.
We calculate the full refund amount including statutory interest, maximizing the dollar value of every eligible entry across the collection window.
Before any submission, we review sourcing changes, reclassifications, and adjustments made during the duty period that could affect your claim's integrity.
We monitor finalization events in real time and file all required challenges within the 180-day window — preserving your rights on every entry.
Where administrative remedies are insufficient, we file in federal court to preserve legal standing and maintain maximum recovery optionality for your business.
We don't file and wait. Our attorneys participate in ongoing proceedings, advocating for accelerated refund processes and resolutions that return capital faster.
The government may attempt to reduce refunds by applying them against other liabilities. We actively defend the full recovery amount at every stage.
We evaluate your exposure, estimate recovery potential, and identify compliance considerations — at no cost to you.
We pull your entry records, reconcile across all sources, isolate the recoverable amounts, and compute the refund with interest.
A full compliance review precedes every submission. All filings and federal court actions are managed to hard deadlines without exception.
We monitor through final resolution and actively defend your refund against any government offset or reduction attempt.
Whether your business paid duties directly or absorbed them through a third-party carrier, there may be a recovery path available. Vantage One assesses both tracks.
Your business is listed as the responsible party on customs paperwork. You paid import duties directly. This is the primary recovery track — first in line for refunds.
Goods were shipped to your business by carriers who handled customs on your behalf. You absorbed duty costs through surcharges or embedded price increases.
Duties applied across a broad range of industries and source countries. If your business sourced physical goods from abroad, there is a strong likelihood you qualify for recovery.
There is no cost to assess your eligibility. Share some basic details and our team will respond within one business day with a clear view of your recovery potential.