CBP Says High Non-Compliance With CTPAT Criteria for Pests, Wood Packaging Materials
A set of minimum security criteria related to wood packaging materials and pest prevention have been “one of the highest” areas of non-compliance for Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism members validated in 2022, CBP said in a CTPAT bulletin released Aug. 24. The agency highlighted section 8.1 of the CTPAT minimum security criteria, which requires written procedures to prevent pest contamination, including compliance with wood packaging materials regulations; measures that meet international standards for wood packaging material; and visible pest prevention measures adhered to throughout the supply chain.
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“Agriculture MSC represents significant areas of risk; therefore, it is prudent to consider this as part of a company’s risk assessment process,” CBP said. “Certain aspects of agricultural criteria are also regulatory requirements; therefore, failing to eliminate these contaminants from the supply chain could result in delays in cargo processing by CBP and/or requiring containers to be re-exported or treated for insects (fumigated). An additional area of risk is to the U.S. economy, as many of these pests may have devastating effects on U.S. agriculture.”