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 New C-TPAT rules in effect
Foreign manufacturers in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism will be required to annually verify that their
supply-chain partners are following U.S.-approved security
measures, according to new minimum requirements for the program
implemented by Customs and Border Protection.
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October 01, C-TPAT Web Portal
Deadline Final, No Extensions
During this
week's NCBFAA Customs Committee meetings with CBP, Customs said it
would NOT extend the October 1 deadline for C-TPAT participants to
establish and populate their C-TPAT portals. However, CBP did say
that, if the C-TPAT participant has shown a good faith effort to
complete the portal before October 1, CBP would not revoke their
C-TPAT status.
CBP said that C-TPAT
members couldn’t just upload their C-TPAT security plan and fill
in the sections to be completed with "per attached". While CBP can
upload your security plan and other documents, CBP wants a
narrative in each of the fields presented. The fields can
reference portions of the member's security plan.
For more
information, contact Industry Partnership Programs at (202)
344-1180 or fax (202) 344-2626
C-TPAT,
ISPS get mixed reviews in study
The Customs-Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism is a good idea, but the costs of membership outweigh the
advantages, according to shippers in a survey conducted by the
University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at
Austin, Texas.
The
full report is available through the NIT League web site:
http://www.nitl.org/LBJSecurityReport.pdf
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Bahamas To Participate in the Container Security
Initiative
Washington, D.C.
— Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the
Commonwealth of the Bahamas signed a Declaration of Principles to
participate in the Container Security Initiative (CSI) program
that will enable all maritime cargo destined for the U.S. through
the Port of Freeport to be pre-screened for terrorists and
terrorist weapons. D. Brent Hardt, Chargé d’Affaires, signed on
behalf of CBP, and John A. Rolle, Comptroller of Customs,
Commonwealth of the Bahamas, signed on behalf of the Bahamian
government.
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Taiwan to Implement Container Security Initiative
and Begin Targeting and Pre-Screening Cargo Destined for U.S.
Washington, D.C.
- United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner
Ralph Basham announced today that CBP personnel will be stationed
at the Port of Keelung to assist their Taiwan counterparts in
targeting and prescreening cargo containers destined for the U.S.
The deployment is part of CBP’s Container Security Initiative
(CSI).
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Jamaica to Implement Container Security Initiative
and Begin Targeting and Pre-Screening Cargo Destined for the
United States
Senate Unanimously Votes to Tighten
Security Measures at Ports
The Senate voted without
dissent yesterday to tighten security at U.S. seaports by scanning
nearly all incoming cargo for "dirty bombs" and other nuclear
weapons.
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