CTPAT E-Commerce Fulfillment Centers Certification Now Likely in FY25, CBP Official Says
The Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism e-commerce fulfillment center certification likely will be available in FY 2025, said Bryant Van Buskirk, director of the Los Angeles CTPAT office, during a CBP Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit on March 27. Van Buskirk said that CBP had hoped to be open to having e-commerce businesses participating at the end of FY 2024 (see 2304190029), but because of challenges in the "automation component," the release is likely to be pushed until the following fiscal year.
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CBP is working "robustly" to have make the certification available as soon as possible and making sure that the data "has integrity" and works, Van Buskirk said. The agency also is making sure that the certification also works for the trade community and for frontline officers who have to receive the data to make sure they will be satisfied with the information they get, he said. Van Buskirk said that while there has been a lot of work done in the last year, there is still "work to be done."