U.S. Customs Reports Significant Tariff Revenue Amid System Glitch

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported collecting over $500 million in tariff revenue under President Trump’s latest trade actions since April 5, 2025, despite a critical 10-hour system glitch that disrupted exemptions for in-transit shipments . The glitch, which occurred on April 11, affected the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system, preventing importers from applying a code to exempt freight already "on the water" before new tariffs took effect. This included shipments from China and countries under a 90-day reprieve .

During the outage, CBP advised importers to file cargo release forms separately from financial paperwork to keep goods moving, delaying duty payments until the system was fixed . Despite these challenges, the agency maintained an average daily revenue of $250 millioncontradicting President Trump’s claim of $2 billion per day . The Treasury Department’s daily statements corroborated CBP’s figures, showing $305 million in customs deposits .