What are the impacts of C-TPAT

C-TPAT is a voluntary program of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's All Customs Border Protection (USCustomsandBorderProtection, or "CBP") in propose to create after the September 11 incident and was officially implemented on April 16, 2002. Through C-TPAT,CBP hopes to establish a supply chain security management system in cooperation with relevant industries to ensure the transportation security, security information and circulation of goods from the beginning to the end of the supply chain, thus preventing the infiltration of terrorists. What are the impacts of C-TPAT?

　　C-TPAT impact:

Suppliers Face More Strict Supervision

First of all, local manufacturers/suppliers, as business partners of U.S. importers, will face higher safety procedures and stricter monitoring by importers. Since March 25, 2005, CBP has further tightened security requirements for its U.S. importer members, including requiring importers to establish written and verifiable procedures to select business partners, including manufacturers, product suppliers and sellers; Importers must also have documents proving that all business partners in the entire supply chain meet the safety standards of C-TPAT (or the standards of equivalent supply chain security programs implemented by foreign customs authorities).

Supply chain security becomes part of global procurement requirements

The concerns of importers/countries (not limited to the United States, and whether C-TPAT or not) about supply chain security will make security considerations part of the procurement requirements. Importers will place safety responsibility on manufacturers through orders, certificates, codes of conduct, dealer manuals, etc.

Distinguishing Factors of Service Competition

As a member of C-TPAT, both importers and carriers can distinguish their goods and services from their competitors. For non-C-TPAT members (e.g. foreign manufacturers, warehouse operators, etc.), they also face certain market pressures and consider inviting third-party certification bodies to