CTPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
CTPAT Statement of Support
Over 20 Years of Commitment to Supply Chain Security
At New York Customs Brokers, Inc., supply chain security is a foundational pillar of our operational culture. Demonstrating early industry leadership, our organization voluntarily applied to the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) program in 2003. Following rigorous evaluation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), we achieved official certification and validation in 2006, proudly maintaining our consistent validated CTPAT status for over 20 years.
Our management remains fully committed to upholding the Minimum Security Criteria (MSC) set forth by CBP and protecting the integrity of the United States trade supply chain.
Our Core Security Guarantees
To maintain supply chain integrity and fulfill our obligations to national security, New York Customs Brokers, Inc. enforces the following core security controls across all brokerage functions:
Executive Oversight & Accountability: Senior management directly leads our Supply Chain Security Program, integrating security protocols into standard operating procedures and conducting annual review processes to ensure complete operational accountability.
Risk Assessment & Threat Vulnerability: We perform comprehensive annual risk assessments to identify operational, physical, and digital vulnerabilities, applying proactive controls across all import workflows and trade lanes.
Partner Screening & TBML Prevention: All prospective and active client importers undergo risk-based vetting, including checks against government sanctioned-party lists (e.g., OFAC SDN) and financial transaction monitoring for Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) and terrorism financing warning indicators.
Cybersecurity & Data Integrity: We maintain secure IT infrastructure utilizing data encryption, multi-factor authentication (MFA), role-based access restrictions, off-site cloud backup redundancies, and annual employee cybersecurity training.
Incident Escalation & CBP Reporting: We enforce written escalation procedures requiring immediate management notification and prompt reporting to our assigned CTPAT Supply Chain Security Specialist (SCSS), local CBP port officials, and law enforcement in the event of a security anomaly or breach.
Expectations for Our Trade Partners
Securing the global supply chain is a collective responsibility. New York Customs Brokers, Inc. strongly encourages all client importers, international carriers, warehouse operators, and logistics service providers to participate in CTPAT or maintain equivalent security standards under international Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Mutual Recognition Arrangements. We expect all business partners to maintain continuous operational vigilance, perform due diligence within their supply chains, and report suspicious activities immediately.
Executive Endorsement
Our management provides the authority, resources, and oversight required to sustain full compliance with CTPAT criteria, continuously promote security awareness, and protect our clients and nation.
Jonathan Lieberman President & Designated CTPAT Point of Contact New York Customs Brokers, Inc. Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Certified & Validated CTPAT Customs Broker since 2006
CTPAT Partners enjoy a variety of benefits, including taking an active role in working closer with the U.S. Government in its war against terrorism. As they do this, Partners are able to better identify their own security vulnerabilities and take corrective actions to mitigate risks. Some of the benefits of the program include:
Reduced number of CBP examinations
Front of the line inspections
Possible exemption from Stratified Exams
Shorter wait times at the border
Assignment of a Supply Chain Security Specialist to the company
Access to the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Lanes at the land borders
Access to the CTPAT web-based Portal system and a library of training materials
Possibility of enjoying additional benefits by being recognized as a trusted trade Partner by foreign Customs administrations that have signed Mutual Recognition with the United States
Eligibility for other U.S. Government pilot programs, such as the Food and Drug Administration’s Secure Supply Chain program
Business resumption priority following a natural disaster or terrorist attack
Importer eligibility to participate in the Importer Self-Assessment Program (ISA)
Priority consideration at CBP’s industry-focused Centers of Excellence and Expertise
CSI is a program intended to help increase security for maritime containerized cargo shipped to the United States from around the world. CSI addresses the threat to border security and global trade posed by the potential for terrorist use of a maritime container to deliver a weapon.
If you have information concerning possible terrorist use of shipping containers to smuggle weapons or other items, you may be entitled to a reward for the information provided. Please email us with your information at: containersecurity@dhs.gov https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/ports-entry/cargo-security/csi/csi-brief
Container Seals
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has implemented a new standard for sea container seals. The seals must meet the criteria of ISO PAS 17712 standards. Importers are responsible for supply chain security. This will help to minimize the risk of unauthorized access into the container. This will also lower the chance of cargo pilferage and of a third party putting contraband in your container.
