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Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)

The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) is a CBP trusted trader program which focuses on improving private companies' security regarding supply chains and reducing threats from terrorism. 

Companies join C-TPAT voluntarily, making an agreement to work with CBP to protect supply chains, identify potential security gaps, and implement best practices insecurity measures. Applicants to C-TPAT must address a range of security concerns and create action plans to increase security throughout the supply chain.

C-TPAT members are considered lower risk when importing goods into the U.S., and are therefore less likely to be face exams at a port of entry.

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Former CBP Officials Expect CTPAT to Remain
November 10, 2025 |Top News

CBP's initiative aimed at facilitating partnerships between the agency and the trade community will likely remain intact under the Trump administration, but it's unclear how the initiative will evolve alongside CBP's renewed focus on trade enforcement, former CBP officials said at a "Customs and Trade Town Hall" held by the Automotive Industry Action Group last week in Detroit.