CBP recently announced a new C-TPAT requirement for all C-TPAT members. All C-TPAT companies must prepare and submit the following documents to their Supply Chain Security Specialist prior to being validated or re-validated:

Supply Chain Cargo Flow Chart
- We recommend that you map out all of the parties involved in your supply chain from point of origin to final U.S. destination. It is important to identify all parties involved in the movement of your goods.

Copy of the company’s documented supply chain security assessment and of any other business partners the Supply Chain Security Specialist might visit for the validation
- We recommend that the company identifies what locations the validation or re-validation will be conducted in. Make sure that they are actively following all C-TPAT minimum security standards as well as a security assessments are being conducted and documented.

Risk assessment is also an important area that now CBP is focusing on while conducting a validation or re-validation. CBP wants companies to map out their Supply Chain Cargo Flow and Risk Rank the parties within in order to identify

If you need any help with any of the requirements mentioned above, Zisser can guide you though them and assist you on complying with all C-TPAT requirements. For further information please contact us at 619-671-0376.