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Is C-TPAT Certification Really Worth the Effort?

Ana Ziade
August 06, 2009 19:44

More and more importers/exporters are being stopped and shipments detained and even seized by CBP (U.S. Customs). Many feel they are being targeted by CBP, simply for the type of merchandise or because of the country with which they may be doing business. While you would think that electronics...

Commercial Shipment of Pot

Lawrence Friedman
April 13, 2009 05:00

This story was tipped to me from a couple sources in response to my previous post about how C-TPAT is being marketed wrong.  I'll give the nod to the Blog Man O' Law for the link.  The article shows that yes, indeed, smuggling happens in commercial shipments.  Apparently, it also happens in the Fr...

The C-TPAT Bait and Switch

Lawrence Friedman
March 19, 2009 17:04

I have absolutely no doubt that C-TPAT, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, makes America a safer place. Every participating importer, carrier, warehouse, foreign manufacturer, etc. agrees to take reasonable steps to insure the safety of the supply chain. This means, for example,...

C-TPAT: 2008 - A Year in Review

Douglas Jacobson
January 26, 2009 14:03

U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently published the following Year in Review of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program (C-TPAT) for 2008:C-TPAT 2008 Year in Review ...

C-TPAT Year in Review

Larry
January 21, 2009 23:33

Customs and Border Protection has published a 2008 year in review of its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program.  Here are some interesting 2008 statistics:Certified 1,448 new membersValidated 3,469 supply chainsAdded 50 supply chain specialistsSuspended 121 membersRemoved 118 ...