(Customs & Trade
Partnership
Against Terrorism)

• Secure international supply chains
•
Customs effort to facilitate the process from manufacturer through importation

Memorandum of
Understanding
(MOU)
C-TPAT
Participation
Supply Chain
Security Profile
Questionnaire
1) Procedural security
2) Physical security
3) Personnel security
4) Conveyance security
Agreement to
Voluntarily Participate
In C-TPAT
1) Commitment to work with
S.C. service providers to enhance security processes and procedures
2) Develop & implement a verifiable
& documented process within
C-TPAT guidelines
3) Where the importer does not have control over the SC providers, communicate to those providers
C-TPAT guidelines & where practical make their on-going relationship contingent upon following C-TPAT guidelines
Originally available to importers only but expanded to include manufacturers, warehouses, carriers OTIs and brokers

Origin
Random & unannounced security assessments within areas of company control
Procedures for notifying customs & other law enforcement if anomalies or illegal actions are found
Protect against un-manifested cargo being introduced
Monitoring the movement from origin to destination
Destination
Security Controls
supervised loading/unloading
Proper markings, weighing, counting,
& documenting vs. the manifest
Detecting & reporting overages & shortages
Procedures for affixing, replacing, recording, and tracking seals on containers, trucks, railcars

Perimeter fences:
Door, windows, & gates locking
Adequate lighting
Buildings:
Constructed of material that resists unlawful entry
- Protects against outside intrusion
Access Controls:
Positive I.D. of employees, visitors, vendors
Freight segregation:
Domestic from international
High value
Dangerous Goods

Recruitment:
Prospective employee screening and interviewing
Background checks
Verification checks
Hire
Education & Training:
Awareness of C-TPAT requirements

1.
Protect against the intrusion of unauthorized personnel and material
2.
Search of accessible areas
3.
Securing of internal and external compartments and panels
4.
Procedure for reporting unauthorized personnel, un-manifested material or signs of tampering

Play an active role in the
War Against
Terrorism
Reduced number of delays and
Customs inspections
Assigned Custom’s account managers to work with participants
Account based
Processing
- bimonthly payments
- monthly payments

Active security program
Procedural
Physical
Personnel
- Conveyance
ISO 9002 Processes eMpower I.T. System
Documented processes
- Online & Real time
Global Security Officer
Screening
- Facilities
- Training
Door to Door Control
From loading at origin
- To unloading at destination

“Your C-TPAT and CSI Partner”