Field Operations Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Overview & Update

Field Operations C-TPAT Program Achievements Certified Partners by Business Type Certified Partners- 10,815 Importers - 4,282 Staffing Levels MPTO - 61 Tier 3 Importers Carriers - 3,149 Brokers Total Validations Completed - 26,980 Foreign Manufacturers - 1,483 Consol/3PL’s Total Suspensions – 2,004 Total Removals - 1,415

Field Operations Mutual Recognition What are some key benefits? Common Standard/Trade Facilitation - one set of security requirements Reduced number of validations by CBP Lower Risk Score – Imports & Exports Efficiency – C-TPAT & Trade Saves Less Redundancy for Foreign Company Marketability

Field Operations Signed Mutual Recognition Agreements New Zealand Canada Jordan Japan Korea European Union Taiwan Israel Mexico Singapore

Field Operations Countries Interested in Mutual Recognition What countries are hot and working with us? Turkey Brazil India Jamaica Dominican Republic Honduras Panama Colombia Chile Peru Uruguay Costa Rica Switzerland currently in negotiations with CBP HQ to perform joint validations. China - Joint Validations - 2 nd Round – May 2015

Field Operations Portal 2.0 Overview Deployed on December 8 th – Phase I Goal – to be efficient for trade and to create a platform with the potential to apply to many partnership programs, not just C-TPAT CBP portal workgroup established in July 2013, made improvement recommendations testers were selected covering most business sectors An on-line training manual is available and additional training is coming Ensure C-TPAT addresses/contact information is correct in the Portal to receive training updates Users needed to change their password on initial entry into the new system

Field Operations Portal Enhancements Users with multiple accounts do not have to sign in and out to access their other accounts Enhanced message boards and document library Streamlined C-TPAT application process Improved SVI system (Current SVI monitoring will transition to the new system) - Notified when a partner’s status changes (not finalized) Future: Full harmonization with PIP - 1 application for both Improved security profile functions - (mirrors the validation report more closely) Example: Risk Assessment Trusted trader single window Enhanced Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) support

Field Operations Export Program Benefits to EU, Japan and Canada Only Tier II and III Sign Agreement in Portal 2.19 – Company Officer Consent in Section Check the Applicable Countries – All 7 Countries

Field Operations Exports Eligibility a)Active U.S. exporter b)Office staffed in U.S. c)Employee ID number or D&B number Benefits a)Reduced exams b)Priority processing c)Marketing

Field Operations C-TPAT Survey 90% - Percentage of respondents stating their company had not considered leaving C-TPAT 99% - C-TPAT’s annual conference valuable 53% - Percentage of respondents who had a formal system in place for supply chain risk before C-TPAT. Of those 87% stated that their ability to assess and manage supply chain risk strengthened as a result of C-TPAT For every 100 exams – 20 on Tier II members, 8 on Tier III members and 72 on non C-TPAT members

Field Operations QUESTIONS? Jeffrey Brodack and Michael Sauer Supply Chain Security Specialists C-TPAT New York Field Office ext ext. 263