CTPAT Audit in South Africa – Description
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, South Africa 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.
CTPAT Audit in South Africa – 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
CTPAT Audit in South Africa – Benefits
[control] 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
CTPAT Audit in South Africa – One step further
- Corrective action plan
