CBP’s Truck Cargo Pre-Inspection Pilot Begins at Pacific Highway Crossing
The first phase of CBP’s truck cargo pre-inspection pilot, a collaborative “Beyond the Border” initiative that will include radiation screening and basic primary processing prior to arriving at the U.S. border, began on June 17 at the Pacific Highway crossing,…
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a CBP news release said. CBP said the pilot’s first phase is designed to “determine the viability of assigning CBP officers to Canadian border crossings to pre-inspect southbound trucks, drivers and cargo” before arrival in the U.S. The initial phase will also “test the viability of developed technologies and joint U.S.-Canada procedures to conduct CBP primary truck processing in Canada.” Participation is not mandatory, and only trusted traders in CBP’s Free and Secure Trade Program will be eligible to use CBP’s pre-inspection commercial primary booth on the Canadian side of the border, the agency said. Transport Canada and the British Colombia Ministry of Transport are also participating in the pilot. CBP said the pilot will continue for six months and will be followed by Phase II, which will test the possibility of reducing cargo wait times.