The Journal of Commerce reports that at the recent Customs and Border Protection's 7th Annual Trade Symposium, Brad Shorser, Director of Trade Compliance at Sears and a member of COAC, stated that trade security aside, the Secure Freight Initiative (SF), ACE ,and C-TPAT are in essence, representative of a new age in Customs and trade facilitation. (JoC, 01/22/07, www.joc.com )
The Journal of Commerce states that this year Customs will set up a pilot program to allow private companies to validate C-TPAT supply chains in China. The article states that the U.S. is taking this action as C-TPAT mutual recognition with China is not likely anytime soon, it satisfies a requirement in the SAFE Port Act, etc. (JoC 01/22/07, www.joc.com)
According to The Journal of Commerce, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) is very close to mutual recognition status with New Zealand's Security Export Scheme, a program available to the top 200 NZ companies that account for 60 percent of exports to the U.S. (JoC, dated 01/22/07, available at www.joc.com )
In December 2006, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued its minimum security criteria for customs brokers already enrolled in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, or for those wishing to join this voluntary supply chain security program. At that time, CBP also issued its implementation plan for the new C-TPAT minimum security criteria for customs brokers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a press release which highlights aspects of President Bush's fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget request for CBP. According to the press release, President Bush's FY 2008 budget request for CBP represents an increase of $2.43 billion, a 31.4 percent increase over FY 2007 (excluding funds provided in FY 2007 as emergency appropriations).
On February 5, 2007, President Bush transmitted to Congress his fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget request. (FY 2008 is from October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the new membership of the Departmental Advisory Committee on the Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Functions (COAC).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that the next meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) will be held on February 14, 2007 in Washington, DC. (This committee was formerly known as the "Commercial Operations Advisory Committee.")
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 which contains certain performance data concerning CBP's progress in achieving, among other things, the six strategic goals that are set forth in CBP's Strategic Plan for FY 2005-2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site an updated version of its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum-security criteria for customs brokers which were effective as of December 31, 2006. CBP's updated version deletes two repetitive paragraphs under the section on "Physical Security." BP's summary of the security requirements, 07010515, does not include the repetitive paragraphs and will be updated to provide CBP's link to the updated version. (CBP C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria for Customs Brokers (updated), posted 01/16/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/commercial_enforcement/ctpat/security_criteria/broker_imp_plan.ctt/broker_imple_plan.doc)