Cybersecurity, In-transit Cargo Safeguards Expected to Be Among Updated C-TPAT Minimum Security Requirements
Cybersecurity and in-transit cargo are among the expected areas of focus for new minimum security requirements (MSRs) under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, CBP officials said during the recent C-TPAT conference in Detroit. According to an update from Livingston's Strategic Analysis Director Philip Sutter, CBP mentioned those as focal points without getting into specifics other than timing. "During FY 2018, CBP will be quantifying the cost and benefits of the amended MSRs," Sutter said. "They will prepare for implementation and launch a multi-year phased implementation of the MSRs in FY 2019." The C-TPAT director gave an outline of various C-TPAT initiatives during a recent interview (see 1709070010).
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CBP also provided a C-TPAT roadmap on how CBP plans to eventually integrate the security and trade compliance components with the addition of the Importer Self-Assessment program. "During FY 2018, the C-TPAT Portal will be built out to handle trade compliance as well as work with Partner Government Agencies on a 'one U.S. government' approach," Sutter said. Once C-TPAT and the ISA programs are merged in FY 2019, "CBP wants the program to be available for small and medium sized companies by making the program flexible, scalable, and attainable for various business models," Sutter said. "Global companies may look forward to greater benefits related to their international operations with countries that the U.S. has Mutual Recognition Arrangements with." The eventual involvement of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise for managing Trusted Trader accounts is expected to help boost the number of participants, Sutter said.