• CTPAT CERTIFICATION PROCESS

      Good afternoon! I know that this may be hard to believe but the company I work for has finally agreed to enroll in C-TPAT. I wanted to see if I could get some feedback from other members who have already gone through this process as it is new for me as well.  

  • CTPAT VALIDATION DOCUMENT

      Question: Are any of the members willing to share a document they use to conduct an actual factory C-TPAT inspection and validation? I am not looking for a C-TPAT security questionnaire. I am looking for a document that is used when you visit a factory to validate what is stated in the Questionnaire.  

  • C-TPAT VALIDATION

    Question:   How are other members handling verification of vendors in China?   We have responses that seem positive as far a procedures in place. Would our China office do on site inspections?   Will Customs accept?   ===========  

  • VISITOR SCREENING

    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 may man the reception desk   […]

  • RECONCILING DISCREPANT ENTRIES FOR C-TPAT

      Question:   For the members who participate in C-TPAT, what is your process for amending entries with U.S. Customs found to be discrepant? Discrepant meaning overages or shortages were found upon unload of the shipment. Duties may be owed, or may have been overpaid to U.S. Customs. Is there a threshold on what needs […]

  • C-TPAT membership

      QUESTION:   Having trouble validating C-TPAT membership.  We are in the food (perishable) industry.  We are having trouble addressing the value that C- TPAT membership brings, other than the obvious intangible asset of the membership.  Does anyone have a readymade document with C-TPAT selling points?  Remember, perishables so having trouble selling any notion that […]

  • CTPAT DRIVER ID PROGRAM

      Question:   For driver’s making deliveries to our US locations,  our current policy has been to ask for govt-issued photo ID (aka: their CDL). Our guard does a visual of photo vs driver, then logs the  driver name, CDL license#, name of carrier, along with trailer#.   FUTURE: All driver CDLs allegedly have a […]

  • CTPAT BEST PRACTISE FOR FINANCIAL SCREENING

      Question:   How are other members satisfying the C-TPAT requirement for financial   screening of business partners?  Do you screen them annually?  If so, who   are some of third party companies you use to check financial soundness?   ************

  • SECURITY SEALS-addt’l answers

      Question:   C-TPAT program requires use of PAS ISO 17712 high security seals.   Situation came up with truck shipments from MX supplier to our US location.   Seal is physically applied by our vendor and seal # is logged and included on the B/L generated by vendor.   Does it matter WHO actually […]

  • CTPAT ACCESS CONTROL

      Question:   This is a questions to C-TPAT members. We are a large retailer with several distribution centers.  We are looking to have permanent, part-time, flex employees to manage peek ship seasons or events. My question relates to access control in the distribution centers. We will perform all the normal hiring background checks; however, […]

  • CTPAT ACCESS CONTROL

      Question:   This is a questions to C-TPAT members. We are a large retailer with several distribution centers.  We are looking to have permanent, part-time, flex employees to manage peek ship seasons or events. My question relates to access control in the distribution centers. We will perform all the normal hiring background checks; however, […]

  • SECURITY SEALS

      Question:   The seal should never be provided by the carrier or trucker, but by the shipper who should follow your specific procedures and “minimum requirements”. I know many importers who actually supply seals to their shippers and randomly change type, color or even seal manufacturer to ensure the lowest possible fraud possible or […]