United States has raised the bar on Supply Chain Security. The U.S. has announced that all of its trading partners must develop and follow Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Security requirements. All U.S. trading partners have the next two years to develop and meet these C-TPAT standards.If trading countries fail to comply with the requirements, there will be a fee of $ 800 per container for conducting a physical inspection.

Port Qasim in Pakistan has been selected as one of the testing sites to verify that trading partners around the world are following C-TPAT security procedures. Pakistan is currently working on an International Container Security (IC3) process for scanning goods going into the United States.

Pakistan Supply Chain Security (PSCS) Code is a voluntary program geared towards Pakistani exporters, manufacturers, road transporters, warehouse operators and freight forwarders. This program will guide members on best practices on supply chain security in Pakistan.