Preservation suit

A filing in the Court of International Trade that preserves an importer's right to an IEEPA refund independently of the CAPE process. Used by larger importers as a belt-and-suspenders move: if the government appeals Judge Eaton's March 27 order and succeeds in narrowing the refund scope, importers with a separate CIT case on file retain their refund rights where CAPE-only filers may not. Typical cost runs $3K–$10K on flat-fee or contingency terms.