Question: Does anyone have a checklist that they use to audit their C-TPAT process that they can share? I’m looking for something to share with our internal audit teams as a guideline for the process. *********** ANSWER: Our internal auditors complete a blank C-TPAT questionnaire when auditing. Their findings are then compared to the questionnaire […]
Question: My C-TPAT Annual Security Profile was due May 1st. Due to the Portal we were told NOT to upload our profile updates yet. Does anyone have confirmation as to when C-TPAT Annual updates will be due now that Portal 2.0 was officially launched this past weekend. I’m assuming we have the […]
Question: Can anyone share exactly how someone ‘declines’ to continue in the C-TPAT program? We are up for re-validation and management is no longer interesting in climbing that mountain. How to do so gracefully is the question. ========== All this requires is a simple letter on letterhead addressed to your Supply Chain Security Specialist that […]
Question: A CTPAT Question: Can a service provider in China become CTPAT Certified in the USA ? The China company is based and owned by a Chinese organization and has no affiliation in the United States at all. My company is Tier III and we mandate all our service providers must be CTPAT certified but […]
Question: A CTPAT Question: Can a service provider in China become CTPAT Certified in the USA ? The China company is based and owned by a Chinese organization and has no affiliation in the United States at all. My company is Tier III and we mandate all our service providers must be CTPAT certified but […]
Question: If an importer is C-TPAT certified is there a regulation that requires they work with C-TPAT certified customs brokers only ? If so could the Membership direct us to the particular regulation? *************** Answers: No, there is no requirement but why would you not want to work with a C-TPAT certified broker?? We try […]
Question: Many of our customers are undergoing their C-TPAT review and have been requesting a C-TPAT certification letter, in light of the discontinued practice for sharing SVI numbers. I inherited the C-TPAT program from someone else and am new this area. I have not been able to find any reference to a certification letter, […]
Question: We were told by CBP that we would have out C-TPAT re validation this year. CBP has chosen one of our suppliers in Indonesia. Our re validation will be in Nov. 1. Does one of the Compliance team have to/should accompany CBP?. 2. What will be CBP be looking for and expect from out supplier? 3. What […]
Question: We are a member in CTPAT and are trying to learn how Mutual Recognitionprograms work. Does anyone in the membership use a CTPAT Mutual Recognition program suchas AEO in the EU? Or, does anyone have familiarity with what is required to participate viamutual recognition? We are trying to find out how much work is […]
Question: I am currently debating our identification policy for employees who visit other company offices and I wanted to see what other C-TPAT members are doing. Our Security team believes that it is sufficient for the visiting employee to sign in and show ID, but that they do not have to wear a visitor badge. […]
Question: We are a C-TPAT company and we manufacture controlled products. Our policy is to screen all visitors who enter our facility. My company is planning to invite families and friends to an open house this Spring. If we secure all controlled products and do not allow access to this area during the open house […]
Question: I think there may be a debate on this at the next conference (or maybe I missed it at the fall conference), but I genuinely want to hear from the membership on the pros and cons of C-TPAT. At my former employer, I was one of the first members of C-TPAT, as it was […]
