C-TPAT Validations Slowing, CBP Document Shows
CBP's validations of companies applying for the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program appears to be declining year to year, according to a list of C-TPAT program achievements released by the agency. While there's still time for 2013 to catch up to past years in terms of the number of validations, if validations this year continue at the current pace, they will be about half of the total validations completed in 2012. Through June 3, CBP has validated a total of 616 C-TPAT applicants, which includes 172 initial validations and 444 revalidations, said CBP. Last year, there were a total of 2,376 validations, including 640 initial validations and 1,736 revalidations, the report said. CBP didn't comment.
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There's now a total of 10,554 certified partners, including 328 Tier 3 importers, said CBP. Importers, with 4,329, make up some 41 percent of that, while the 3,076 certified shippers make up about 29 percent. Brokers accounted for about 8 percent of the total number of certified members.