C-TPAT for Exporters to Launch May 17
CBP will open the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism to exporters on May 17, said the agency in a recent CSMS message (here). Potential benefits for will include prioritized export shipments; global security partnerships; heightened facilitation from mutually recognized customs partners; access to C-TPAT sponsored security seminars; and reduced examinations, it said. Joining the program is free, and C-TPAT supply chain security specialists “are ready to assist” exporters in “securing the supply chain while remaining productive,” said CBP.
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The rollout will enable "export-only" companies to receive C-TPAT benefits, CBP has said (see 14100306). Companies that import as well as export have been able get benefits under the mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs) with Japan and the European Union (see 14100306). Eligibility criteria include that the exporter must be active and based in the U.S., with a documented export security program and a good compliance record, CBP has said (see 14070921). Minimum security criteria for exporters interested in the program is (here).
The launch of the C-TPAT exporter program will come on the heels of CBP’s deployment of phase II of C-TPAT 2.0 (see 1504230015). The rollout of phase II will “restructure the security profile function into individual line items” in order to “prevent potential applicants from having to conduct redundant work by completing the security profile twice,” and will also make it possible to “merge multiple C-TPAT accounts into a single Security Model,” according to the agency.