Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

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Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
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Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

• Partnership

is the key!
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Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

• Began in November 2001
• CBP and Industry Leaders working together to
  ensure National
• Security at the U.S. Border and beyond
• Strengthen the Supply Chain
• Exchange Ideas, Knowledge and Best Practices
• Facilitating legitimate trade

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C-TPATS FOUNDATION

• Carrier Initiative Program (CIP) 1984
• Land Border Carrier Initiative Program (LBCIP)
• Business Anti-Smuggling Coalition (BASC) 1996
• Americas Counter Smuggling Initiative (ACSI) 1997
• Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
  (C-TPAT) 2001

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C-TPAT Enrollment

• 4,128 - Importers
• 1,260 - Brokers / Consolidators / Freight
  Forwarders
• 1,394 - Carriers
• 45 - Domestic Marine Port Authorities /
  Terminal Operators
• 259- Foreign Manufacturers- (Mexico and Europe
  and Asia by invitation)
• Total 7,086

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C-TPAT Commitments

• Businesses agree to
• Conduct a comprehensive security self-assessment
• Submit a supply chain security questionnaire to
  CBP
• Develop and implement a program to enhance
  security throughout their supply chains
• Communicate C-TPAT guidelines to other companies
  in the supply chain and promote their use

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C-TPAT Approach.

• Highest priority
• Increase border security while facilitating
  legitimate trade
• Looking for Industry Leaders to
• Secure facilities/conveyances
• Screen employees
• Influence business partners
• Provide accurate timely cargo/manifest data
• Work with CBP through C-TPAT
• Validation Visits

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Jaime Ramsay 202 344-2743 C-TPAT Program
Manager Office of Field Operations Border
Security and Facilitation