C-TPAT is now a must in China, say American shippers
published: cw 44, 2007 in Global Trade & LogisticsChina will soon be permitting U.S. inspectors for verification of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism compliance.
According to Ralph Basham, Customs and Border Protection commissioner, China’s Minister of Customs Mu Xinsheng has made an offer to sign a memorandum of cooperation regarding the on-site visits for the supply chain security program. Basham, made the announcement during his keynote address at the Pacific Coast Council of Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Associations’ Western Cargo Conference in Denver last week.
While a specific date for implementation has not yet been declared, U.S. shippers already doing business in China have long expected this development.
“We are C-TPAT certified, and insist that all our business partners are too,” said Becky Morris, Orbit Irrigation Product’s transportation manager, in Salt Lake City.
In an interview with Logistics Management, she said having C-TPAT in place was part of her company’s policy of keeping a tight paper trail and consistent documentation.
Jason Tomsic, director of inbound logistics for Haverty Furniture Companies Inc. agrees, saying that “the keys to the kingdom” will come to those who come to define just-in-time delivery in Asia.
“And chief among the table stakes is visability,” he says. “We were an early adaptor to C-TPAT after we realized that there would be business-friendly aspects of this as well. More security translates into greater efficiency.”
Even those U.S. shippers who have achieved the minimum requirements for C-TPAT certification have been promised fewer delays due to government inspections.
Source: Logistics Management
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