During the August 3, 2006 meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials discussed, among other things, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a summary of the August 3, 2006 meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC).
U.S. Customs and Borer Protection (CBP) has issued its minimum-security criteria for rail carriers already enrolled in the C-TPAT program, or for those wishing to join the voluntary, incentive-based supply chain security program.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum-security criteria for rail carriers, which are effective as of August 29, 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its minimum-security criteria for foreign manufacturers already enrolled in the C-TPAT program, or for those wishing to join the voluntary, incentive-based supply chain security program.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum-security criteria for foreign manufacturers, which are effective as of August 29, 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum-security criteria for foreign manufacturers and rail carriers, each of which is effective as of August 29, 2006.
In June 2006, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council adopted guidelines for the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program, as part of the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework).
In March 2006, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum security criteria for highway carriers. CBP had also issued an associated implementation plan, which included a three-phase implementation schedule for existing members.
The Journal of Commerce (JoC) reports that certain trade groups are warming to the idea of third party validations of companies' supply-chain security under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). JoC adds that in countries that don't have the resources or the training, an independent examiner may be the only way to validate companies to be "authorized economic operators" (AEOs). (See today's ITT's, 06082915, for Part II of BP summary of the WCO's AEO guidelines, which addresses the use of third-party validators for AEOs.) (JoC Pub 07/03/06, www.joc.com)