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CBP, Israel Begin Process Toward C-TPAT Mutual Regonition

CBP is moving toward mutual recognition with Israel, the agency said in a press release. CBP Deputy Commissioner David Aguilar and Israeli Customs Director General Doron Arbely signed a joint work plan, said CBP Dec. 7. The work plan establishes a pathway to signing a mutual recognition agreement between CBP’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Israeli Tax Authority’s Authorized Economic Operator Program.

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(See ITT's Online archives 12110815 for summary of a recent set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in which CBP discusses the MRA process and various efforts.)