- Description
CTPAT Audit
After 9/11, United Stated of America and US Customs and Border Protection started to be concerned with possibility of terrorists using a global supply chain to turn cargo container shipment into weapons via import/export operation. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism is a US government program to build cooperative relationships that improve international supply chain and U.S. border safety.
This audit qualify security level trough the whole supply chain process from manufacturers, licensed customs brokers, consolidators, carriers, importers.
Security program is more and more important to governments worldwide. On this point, Portugal Quality Control is able to send a reliable auditor performing a full assesment of assess the security of commercial processes of your business partners.
Technically, we collect on site information required to ensure C-TPAT compliance.
- Procedure
Procedure
We focus our attention on the following point:
- Outside Barriers and Physical Security
- Factory Internal Security
- Factory Employee Security
- Shipping Dock Security
- Key and Seal Controls
- Security Processes
- Container and Merchandise Movement
- Computer Systems Security and Controls
It provides feedback:
* Daily inspection report
* Digital photographic or video
- Fees
Fees
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- Timing
Time & Schedule
Portugal Quality Control's timing can be composed as the following:
- Booking 48H before your inspection
- Report in your e-mail box and in your private space within 24H
- Inspector on site from 9AM to 7PM (lunch time one hour)
- Checking of your goods on the morning
- Sealing at the end of the operations
- Benefits
Benefits & Advantages
Portugal Quality Control's C-TPAT Audit allows importers and exporters to get the following benefits:
- Demonstrate compliance with C-TPAT rules
- Fast lane cargo processing into US, shorten custom declaration time
- Risk mitigation against unexpected security risk & delays
- Brand protection
- Shortening "time to market"
- Minimise supply delays & increase stock turns
- Options
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