QUESTION: Upper management is asking for a justification of sorts of the time, $ spent on C-TPAT vs. the benefits. Ultimate question…is there enough justification to stay in the program. Has anyone in the membership had to do anything similar, and if so could you share your approach/format/response? *****************
QUESTION: I’m from the Customs Compliance department at Academy Sports + Outdoors and I’m trying to find specifics on Factory fencing to ensure compliance. We use the C-TPAT Minimum Security Requirements (MSR) put out by Customs as our standard basis (see below instruction). It doesn’t give detailed direction for the two scenarios A and B […]
Question: Can anyone please share how they monitor their non-C-TPAT business partners? We are particularly interested in how to monitor the security practices of our domestic highway carriers who are not eligible to join the C-TPAT program since they do not carry cargo across the border. We are currently considering creating questionnaires based off the […]
Question: Are any of the C-TPAT members creating protocols for their suppliers around the new ISO seal standard that is noted below? Please be advised that effective March 1, 2012, the current International Organization for Standardization (ISO) mechanical seal standard (ISO / PAS 17712) will be replaced with a new ISO standard – ISO 17712:2010. […]
Question: How does the membership handle CTPAT vendor questionnaires to MX/CA suppliers? Do you do this yearly? Do you make all of them fill out the questionnaire? Or only the ones without an SVI number? ************
Question: I’d appreciate help in defining C-TPAT best practices for visitors to non- receptionist sites. Implementation of a log book, badges and ID confirmation would be difficult at these sites because visitors gain access by phoning various employees, which means implementation would require many different employees to understand and administer the process, and adding IDs […]
Question: My company is not currently C-TPAT certified, but we are working to make our security standards mirror those of C-TPAT. We import product from overseas to our U.S. distribution centers. We are incorporating the 7 point container inspection at our DC’s. My question is regarding the 17 point trailer inspection. We use trailers to […]
Question: Can anyone please provide some insight on what is the “best practice” for the periodic employee background checks required under the Customs’ C-TPAT security criteria? How frequent do the checks need to be conducted? What type of checks needs to be completed (i.e. criminal, credit, etc.)? And finally, which positions are considered sensitive positions?
Question:I spoke to our SCSS in regards to our foreign suppliers who sub-contract their inland carrier from factory to port and I understand the need for us (as a C-TPAT member) to audit the inland carrier. Our SCSS also indicated that we should request the following from our factory that does the subcontracting: -Their hiring […]
Question: What metrics are C-TPAT members using to assess risk by country? Areyou doing the work in-house (if so, what resources do you use?) OR areyou farming it out to a service provider?
Question:I am putting our CTPAT Manual together and would like to know how other members have organized their CTPAT manual. I would like to know what section names you used etc . if possible I’d like to have a sample template of the sections used to review.
Question: The company I work for acquired another company in late March, early April and the acquired company was just selected for a C-TPAT China joint validation at the end of July. With everything involved in the acquisition we have not had a chance to contact our SCSS and advise them of the acquisition or […]
