Question: My company is a CTPAT Tier III company and we are in the process of updating our CTPAT gate procedures. I have been asked if it is really necessary to do a 7 point inspection on domestic containers as they enter our yard. These containers carry product that we purchase DDP and move on […]
Question: Is it unusual for CBP to select two different sites for “revalidation” purposes during the same year for the same company? I’ve received notices 3 weeks apart. I’ve personally never seen or heard of this… I’m curious if any of you have gone through the same. *************** Answers: We had one site chosen, the […]
Question: We are having an internal debate about the C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria for gates. “Gates through which vehicles and/or personnel enter or exit must be manned and/or monitored.” If our facility has a gate that is open constantly during business hours, and then closed constantly after hours, does it need to be manned or […]
Question: Submitted completed Security Profile update in August 2015. Months later contacted by SCSS advising some sections rejected including a container security block completely blank. Upon comparison versus our printed download copy of completed August submission, we confirm that Container Security – Container Integrity MPTO (1601) did not exist in Portal 2.0 Importer as […]
Question: This is a question to those members who are C-TPAT certified and who have a large supply chain. With over 1000 suppliers, in 20+ countries there could be several thousand possible cargo flows. For those with similarly large supplier bases, how are you managing an effective, usable cargo flow? Did you develop in-house? […]
Question: To all the C-TPAT participants out there: what percentage of your supplier’s facilities do you audit? Do you front the costs, or require suppliers pay for it? Is anyone doing 100%? We currently have around 70 foreign suppliers/facilities in our supply chain, most of which are in Asia. Our proposed strategy for foreign supplier […]
Question: Is the SVI number the same as the account #. I am new to an account and cant find the SVI#, the company is listed to monitor others and to be monitored. Is the Tier status listed in the new portal for companies to see when they are monitoring them? ************* Answers: They […]
Question: We have warehouses in Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua operate inside free trade zones. They have passed several C-TPAT audits by their customers even though they are technically not a C-TPAT certified warehouse in Central America. I have some questions:1. Does an official C-TPAT certification exist for warehouses in FTZ in Central America […]
Question: We are trying to update our officer in the new C-TPAT Portal. Can someone please tell me how we remove our old officer and appoint our new officer? Every time we try, we get the following error message: Please fill out the following required information: U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Centers for Excellence […]
Question: I’d be interested to know how other C-TPAT members perform their threat assessment by country from which they import. What resources are used to determine the various threats- terrorism, contraband, smuggling, etc? Is there a best place or best single source to find this information? ========== Addl Answer: There is a sample threat assessment […]
Question: I’d be interested to know how other CTPAT members perform their threat assessment by country from which they import. What resources are used to determine the various threats- terrorism, contraband, smuggling, etc? Is there a best place or best single source to find this information? ========== Answers: Check the C-TPAT resources on the CBP […]
Question: As an Importer wanting to have 3rd Party C-TPAT Inspections/Certifications done at Vendors’ premises overseas, who pays for that? ========== Answers: It depends upon your agreement with your vendor. However, an inspector that you are paying would theoretically be more independent than one paid by your vendor. ========== This would be the responsibility of […]
