文档介绍：Securing the
Global Supply Chain
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
Strategic Plan
Prologue
The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) is, beyond
question, the largest and most essful government-private sector Securing the
partnership to emerge from the ashes of 9/11. C-TPAT was launched
in November 2001, with just panies – seven major import-
ers. Today, over 7,panies are enrolled, and panies
– critical players in the global supply chain – include United States Global Supply Chain
importers, customs brokers, terminal operators, carriers and foreign
manufacturers. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
Since the beginning, the guiding principles for C-TPAT have been volun-
tary participation and jointly developed security criteria, best practices Strategic Plan
and implementation procedures. C-TPAT partners have worked with
CBP to protect their supply chains from concealment of terrorist weap-
ons, including weapons of mass destruction, and global supply chains
are more secure today as a result of C-TPAT. In exchange, CBP provides reduced inspections at
the port of arrival and expedited processing at the border. C-TPAT is one of several CBP initiatives
implemented after 9/11 to achieve CBP’s twin goals: security and facilitation.
To ensure the ess of C-TPAT, this strategic plan conveys CBP’s vision and goals for the future.
To achieve CBP's twin goals, the C-TPAT strategic plan is designed to:
1) Improve security of a significant percentage of shipments to the United States;
2) Provide benefits and incentives to private panies that meet or exceed C-TPAT supply
chain security criteria and best practices; and
3) Concentrate CBP's inspectional resources and capabilities on higher risk shipments.
And, by working with the munity, CBP will strive to internationalize the principles
of C-TPAT, while supporting other CBP and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiatives
designed t