U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum security criteria for U.S. and foreign-based marine port authority and terminal operators (MPTOs). CBP has also posted an implementation plan for the new C-TPAT criteria.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum security criteria for Mexican long haul highway carriers (Mexican carriers). CBP has also posted an associated implementation plan.
In April 2007 it was reported that U.S. Customs and Border Protection was developing procedures to give Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) members an additional benefit designed to reduce container demurrage.
On August 3, 2007, President Bush signed into law the conference version of H.R. 1, the "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007" (Public Law 110-53).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted on its Web site updated information on its selection of validators for its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) third party validation pilot program. The updated information includes the listing of an 11th company selected as a validator - Bureau Veritas Group Company.
CBP has recently posted the following to its Web site:
In April 2007 it was reported that U.S. Customs and Border Protection was developing procedures to give Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) members an additional benefit designed to reduce container demurrage.
According to Congressional sources, Congressional documents, and press reports, the House-Senate conference that is resolving differences between the House- and Senate-passed versions of H.R. 1 (the bill to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission), has adopted an amendment that sets deadlines for the overseas scanning of U.S.-bound cargo containers (in lieu of the different scanning provisions previously passed by the House and Senate).
During a recent speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Basham discussed a variety of cargo security issues.
During a recent speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Basham discussed a variety of cargo security issues.