UPDATE TO CBP CTPAT’S VALIDATION PROGRAM
December 25, 2020
On November 6, 2020, the director of CBP’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), Manuel A. Garza, Jr. circulated a letter to its members, available here, regarding updates to their virtual validation test, annual requirements, and virtual training and outreach materials.
Until further notice, all on-site validations will be deferred and will resume normal operating procedures once conditions permit. In the meantime, the program intends to move forward using a virtual validation platform to be able to validate CTPAT partners.
With regards to CTPAT’s long-standing program policy, partners have been notified of the annual requirement to update their security profiles 90 days prior to the CTPAT account’s anniversary day. For inquiries regarding extensions granted, CTPAT encourages its members to answer the security profile to the best of their ability and submitting it. Supply Chain Security Specialists (SCSS) will review and assist any partners to the best of their ability as well.
Lastly, training and outreach materials can be located in the Public Documents/Public Library section of the CTPAT Portal. These materials include, but are not limited to, CTPAT Alerts on topics related to cyber security and on the need for companies to have a Code of Conduct in place, as well as several CTPAT videos uploaded to the CBP YouTube channel as additional training support resources.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6622); Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6665), or Andy Orr (aorr@eckertsemans.com or 202-659-6625).
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