Question: Someone in our corporate Logistics Group informs me that we are C-TPAT compliant at our overseas locations as long as we meet the requirements of the insurance companies that underwrite the insurance at those foreign locations. I have never heard of this and it just doesn’t make sense to me but I’d appreciate any feedback […]
Question: I am trying to think of “Best Practices” to keep our employees aware that we are C-TPAT certified. We have a rolling screen in the cafeteria area and I would like to have a blurb or two put on that so people can see it while having lunch/break. We also have a quarterly newsletter […]
Question: I would like to hear from C-TPAT certified members, how you proceed with the C-TPAT recommendation that employees should be offered incentives for actively participating in the Company’s security program. =========== Answers: We have on occasion taken donuts to a group if they advised us of a suspicious situation or a small gift […]
What are the memberships thoughts on combining multiple containers on one BOL? Will CBP allow a conditional release on the balance of containers if any one container is flagged for hold or exam? Today we combine multiple containers on an entry for MPF consolidation. If CBP issues a hold or exam, our experience is that […]
Question: Does anyone have a C-TPAT worksheet for gathering company details/information to start the C-TPAT process? ============
QUESTION: My company plans on signing up for C-TPAT. My question is if a company profile is set up in the C-TPAT portal to create an account, is there a time limit to submit the security profile in the C-TPAT portal. Or can it be a work in progress once the account is […]
Question: > > Does anyone in the membership have a work process/guideline for > checking in > > visitors? We are a small manufacturing firm just putting a Trade > Compliance > > Program in place and are looking for something easily understood how > to > > execute by several different colleagues that […]
Question: Does anyone have a supply chain security assessment questionnaire that they would be willing to share? We are getting ready to apply for C-TPAT and would like to see what others are using. ===========
Question: Can our Mexico Maquila, file for C-TPAT inclusion? We are a US based (parent) company and we have a Maquila (sister, wholly owned) in Mexico. It is my understanding that C-TPAT is only for US companies and I (the US parent) would need to submit the request, questionnaire, et. al. to CBP for C-TPAT, […]
Question: Would any members be willing to offer specific instances/experiences where C- TPAT directly assisted in facilitating trade during the government shutdown? Thank you for your time. ==========
Question: Our MX affiliate just passed their NEEC audit. Two representatives from CBP were present. The comments from customs centered on their approval for the US entity (me) to apply for C-TPAT and the supply chain audit that they just conducted would suffice for that portion of the C-TPAT process. However, customs noted that: “if […]
Question: Good afternoon, I am researching the CTPAT program and one (of the many) questions that has come up is the Annual Security Profile review that must be conducted after becoming CTPAT certified. I know that the business partners procedures/processes are included in the company profile, and which the supplier questionnaires are […]
