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C-TPATGUIDELINES
RESOURCESFORPARTNERS
Consultthefollowinglinksforthemostup-to-dateinformationregardingtheC-TPATprogram:
C-TPATMinimumSecurityCriteriaandGuidelines
C-TPATAlerts/Bulletins
C-TPATBestPractices
CONTAINER&TRAILERSECURITY
Securityproceduresmustbeinplaceatthepointofstuffing/loading,includingprocedurestoinspect,properlysealandmaintaintheintegrityoftheshippingcontainersandtrailers.
Theseven-pointinspectionprocessforemptycontainersshouldbecompletedpriortoloadingcargo,aswellastheseventeen-pointinspectionprocessforalltrailers/tractors.TheseinspectionprocessescanbefoundontheC-TPATSecureCommunicationsPortal,under'DocumentExchange'.AchecklistfortheseinspectionsmaybefoundintheC-TPATResourceLibraryandJobAids.
SEALS
SealsusedtosecureloadedcontainersandtrailersboundfortheU.S.mustmeetorexceedthecurrentPASISO17712standardsforhighsecurityseals.
EntitieswithinthesupplychainmustinstituteproceduresforrecognizingandreportingcompromisedsealstoCBPorotherappropriateforeignauthority.
Seealso:C-TPATBulletin-CompliancewithISO's17712StandardsforHighSecuritySeals
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ADVANCEDSUBMISSIONOFDATA
C-TPATimporterswhoarecurrentlynotfilingentrypriortothearrivaloftheircargointheportofarrivalarenotreceivingtheirfullC-TPATbenefits,especiallyreducedexaminations.TofullyrealizethereducedcargoexaminationsaffordedtocertifiedandvalidatedC-TPATimporters,entrymustbemadetoCBPasearlyintheimportationprocessaspossible,andataminimum,24hourspriortothecargoarrivingtothefirstportofentrywithintheUnitedStates.ThereasonthisisnecessaryisthatC-TPATbenefitsarealignedwithaC-TPATmembers'importerofrecordnumber.Theimporterofrecordnumberonlybecomesknownwhenentryisfiled;importerofrecordnumbersarenotidentifiedonmanifestinformation.Toreceivefullbenefits,theentryshouldbefiledpriortoarrivalofthecargo.Thisappliesonlytocargoimportedviaoceantransport(seacontainers),andnottocargoarrivingviaothermodesoftransport.
CARGODISCREPANCIES
Regardingillegalorsuspiciousactivitiesoranomalies:
• Thediscrepancyoranomalymustbefullyinvestigated.• CBPand/orotherappropriatelawenforcementagencies,asappropriate,shouldbe
notifiedofsuchdiscrepancyoranomaly.• PTSIwillassistinthereportingoftheanomaly,andwillmakeappropriatemodificationsin
thetransmissionofentrydata.
Seealso:ReportingSuspiciousActivities,Anomalies,andSecurityBreaches
SHIPPING&RECEIVING
• Arrivingcargoshouldbereconciledagainstinformationonthecargomanifest.• Thecargoshouldbeaccuratelydescribed,andtheweights,labels,marksandpiececount
indicatedandverified.• Cargoshouldbeverifiedagainstpurchaseordeliveryorders.• Driversdeliveringorreceivingcargomustbepositivelyidentifiedbeforethecargois
receivedorreleased.• Proceduresshouldalsobeestablishedtotrackthetimelymovementofincominggoods.
PHYSICALSECURITY
Cargohandlingandstoragefacilities,aswellasthosefacilitiesusedtomakeentryoftheinternationalcargo,musthavephysicalbarriersanddeterrentsthatguardagainstunauthorizedaccess.
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Fencing
• Perimeterfencingshouldenclosetheareasaroundcargohandlingandstoragefacilities.• WhenrequiredbyCBP,interiorfencingwithinacargohandlingstructureshouldbeused
tosegregatedomestic,international,highvalue,andhazardouscargo.• Allfencingmustberegularlyinspectedforintegrityanddamage.
GatesandGateHouses
• Securitygatesthroughwhichvehiclesand/orpersonnelenterorexitmustbemannedand/ormonitored.
• Thenumberofgatesshouldbekepttotheminimumnecessaryforproperaccessandsafety.
Parking
Wheresubstantiallycomparablealternativeparkingisavailable,privatepassengervehiclesshouldbeprohibitedfromparkinginoradjacenttocargohandlingandstorageareas.
BuildingSecurity
Cargohandlingandstoragefacilities,aswellasthosefacilitiesusedtomakeentryofinternationalcargo,musthavephysicalbarriersanddeterrentsthatguardagainstunauthorizedaccess.
Lighting
Adequatelightingmustbeprovidedinsideandoutsidethefacilityincludingthefollowingareas:
• Entrancesandexits• Cargohandlingandstorageareas• Fencelinesandparkingareas
AlarmSystems&VideoSurveillanceCameras
WhenreasonablyandspecificallyrequiredbyCBP,alarmsystemsandvideosurveillancecamerasmustbeutilizedtomonitorpremisesandpreventunauthorizedaccesstocargohandlingandstorageareas.