CBP Announces February 2006 C-TPAT Enrollment Seminar in San Diego
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice announcing that it will be holding its second Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Enrollment Seminar for the Mexican and Canadian Highway Carrier and Manufacturing sectors of C-TPAT in San Diego, California on February 14 - 16, 2006.
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(See ITT's Online Archives or 12/27/05 news, 05122710 for BP summary on the first such C-TPAT enrollment seminar, which will be held in Laredo from January 31, - February 2, 2006, etc.)
According to a CBP set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), the enrollment seminars are free of charge and are focused on the Southern and Northern land-border segments of C-TPAT that are eligible to participate in the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program.
The types of persons that may attend are: an authorized representative from a U.S. importer with a related party Mexican company; a Mexican manufacturer; a Mexican related party company of a U.S. C-TPAT importer; a highway carrier (northern and southern); or a Canadian manufacturer that received an invitation letter to join C-TPAT.
CBP states that the purpose of the seminars is to provide general information to the target audience contemplating joining C-TPAT; to provide information and to assist companies ready to join C-TPAT in the application process; to provide information and to assist Canadian manufacturers that have received letters of invitation; and to address and resolve any issues related to review of the application and/or the C-TPAT Security Profile.
(See San Diego announcement for agenda, information necessary to bring in order to enroll in C-TPAT at the seminar, etc.)
CBP announcement on San Diego and Laredo seminars, agenda, registration form, FAQ, etc. available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforcement/ctpat/ctpat2006/