CTPAT customs trade partnership against terroism The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) is a voluntary partnership program between the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and businesses involved in the global supply chain. The program aims to enhance the security of the international supply chain and to prevent the infiltration of terrorist organizations or […]
Supply chain security refers to efforts to enhance the safety of the supply chain,combining traditional practices of supply chain management with security requirementsaddressing a host of threats such as natural disasters, accidents, or even maliciousattacks like terrorism, piracy, and theft. Any of these hazards can result in long delays,especially at the border, and can play […]
In direct response to 9/11, the US Customs Service, now U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) challenged the trade community to partner with CBP to design a new approach to supply chain security focused on protecting the United States against acts of terrorism by improving security while simultaneously speeding the flow of compliant cargo and […]
C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) is a voluntary public-private sector supply chain security program led by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Through this program, CBP works with the trade community to strengthen international supply chains and improve United States border security. CBP can provide the highest level of cargo security only through close cooperation with the […]
Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) is but one layer in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) multi-layered cargo enforcement strategy. Through this program, CBP works with the trade community to strengthen international supply chains and improve United States border security. CTPAT is a voluntary public-private sector partnership program which recognizes that CBP can provide […]
The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) is a voluntary supply-chain security program led by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) focused on improving the security of private companies’ supply chains with respect to terrorism. The program was launched in November 2001 with seven initial participants, all large U.S. companies. As of December 1, 2014, the program had 10,854 members. The 4,315 importers […]