CBP Finalizes Updates to CTPAT Minimum Security Criteria
CBP finished its update to the Minimum Security Criteria for the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, the agency said in a news release. CTPAT members will be expected to implement the updated MSC "throughout the remainder of calendar year 2019 and validations on the new MSC will begin in early 2020," it said. An update to the MSC has been under discussion for multiple years (see 1709070010) and the agency began seeking industry input on the changes last summer (see 1807300011).
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CBP didn't say whether there were significant changes since the updates were circulated through the CTPAT portal. "CBP’s goal is to establish a holistic approach to ensuring the security of the supply chain -- and an approach that better reflects CBP’s overall mission," the agency said. "To that end, issues related to cybersecurity, the protection of the supply chain from agricultural contaminants and pests, the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing, and the proper use and management of security technology, such as intrusion alarms and security camera systems, have been incorporated into the program’s new criteria. CTPAT will continue to engage its membership and the trade community at large to educate and socialize the new security requirements."