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Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)

Overview & Update

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C-TPAT Program AchievementsCertified Partners by Business Type

Certified Partners - 10,815 Importers - 4,282

Staffing Levels - 161 MPTO - 61

Tier 3 Importers - 342 Carriers - 3,149

Brokers - 869

Total Validations Completed - 26,980 Foreign Manufacturers - 1,483

Consol/3PL’s - 971

Total Suspensions – 2,004 Total Removals - 1,415

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Mutual Recognition

• What are some key benefits?• Common Standard/Trade Facilitation• - one set of security requirements• Reduced number of validations by CBP• Lower Risk Score – Imports & Exports• Efficiency – C-TPAT & Trade Saves• Less Redundancy for Foreign Company• Marketability

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Signed Mutual Recognition Agreements

• New Zealand • Canada • Jordan • Japan • Korea • European Union• Taiwan• Israel• Mexico• Singapore

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Countries Interested in Mutual Recognition

What countries are hot and working with us? •Turkey

•Brazil

•India

•Jamaica

•Dominican Republic

•Honduras

•Panama

•Colombia

•Chile

•Peru

•Uruguay

•Costa Rica

Switzerland currently in negotiations with CBP HQ to perform joint validations.

China - Joint Validations - 2nd Round – May 2015

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Portal 2.0 Overview• Deployed on December 8th – Phase I• Goal – to be efficient for trade and to create a platform with the

potential to apply to many partnership programs, not just C-TPAT• CBP portal workgroup established in July 2013, made improvement

recommendations • 40 - 60 testers were selected covering most business sectors • An on-line training manual is available and additional training is

coming • Ensure C-TPAT e-mail addresses/contact information is correct in

the Portal to receive training updates• Users needed to change their password on initial entry into the new

system

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Portal 2.0 - Enhancements

• Users with multiple accounts do not have to sign in and out to access their other accounts

• Enhanced message boards and document library• Streamlined C-TPAT application process• Improved SVI system (Current SVI monitoring will transition to the

new system) - Notified when a partner’s status changes (not finalized)

Future:• Full harmonization with PIP - 1 application for both• Improved security profile functions - (mirrors the validation report

more closely) Example: Risk Assessment• Trusted trader single window• Enhanced Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) support

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Export Program

• Benefits to EU, Japan and Canada• Only Tier II and III• Sign Agreement in Portal 2.19 – Company

Officer• Consent in Section 3.8.1• Check the Applicable Countries 3.8.2 – All

7 Countries

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Exports

• Eligibilitya) Active U.S. exporter

b) Office staffed in U.S.

c) Employee ID number or D&B number

• Benefitsa) Reduced exams

b) Priority processing

c) Marketing

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C-TPAT Survey

• 90% - Percentage of respondents stating their company had not considered leaving C-TPAT

• 99% - C-TPAT’s annual conference valuable• 53% - Percentage of respondents who had a formal

system in place for supply chain risk before C-TPAT. Of those 87% stated that their ability to assess and manage supply chain risk strengthened as a result of C-TPAT

• For every 100 exams – 20 on Tier II members, 8 on Tier III members and 72 on non C-TPAT members

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QUESTIONS?

Jeffrey Brodack and Michael SauerSupply Chain Security Specialists C-TPAT New York Field Office

718-553-2745 ext. 240718-553-2745 ext. 263

Jeffrey.brodack@dhs.govMichael.sauer@dhs.gov