DHL re-validated for U.S. C-TPAT program (U.S.)
DHL Global Forwarding announced today its freight forwarding operations have been re-validated in the U.S. government’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, after an in-depth audit of its security plan. The re-validation is expected to be in place for three years.
The re-validation, which took place at the DHL Global Forwarding’s (DGF) location in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, means that the world’s largest freight forwarder remains fully compliant with the dynamic requirements of the C-TPAT joint initiative. C-TPAT is designed to safeguard the security of goods entering U.S. commerce while enhancing the flow of trade to and from the U.S.
An additional component of the inspection was the review of DGF’s customs brokerage operation. “In terms of compliance, the validation acknowledges the importance we, DHL, place on all aspects of the global supply chain,” said Carol J. Sheldon, Senior Vice President, Customs Brokerage and Regulatory Compliance. “The ability to provide customers with a seamless security program beginning with the pick up of goods at origin, flowing through the transport of goods, declarations to Customs and final delivery is key tour value proposition.”
DHL Global Forwarding first received C-TPAT certification on February 26, 2003. Following a one-year effort to prepare for the validation phase of the program, DGF received its initial C-TPAT validation in April 2004. Today, several of the company’s security programs are considered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which administers C-TPAT, to be a C-TPAT best practice.
DHL Global Forwarding announced today its freight forwarding operations have been re-validated in the U.S. government’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, after an in-depth audit of its security plan. The re-validation is expected to be in place for three years.
The re-validation, which took place at the DHL Global Forwarding’s (DGF) location in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, means that the world’s largest freight forwarder remains fully compliant with the dynamic requirements of the C-TPAT joint initiative. C-TPAT is designed to safeguard the security of goods entering U.S. commerce while enhancing the flow of trade to and from the U.S.
An additional component of the inspection was the review of DGF’s customs brokerage operation. “In terms of compliance, the validation acknowledges the importance we, DHL, place on all aspects of the global supply chain,” said Carol J. Sheldon, Senior Vice President, Customs Brokerage and Regulatory Compliance. “The ability to provide customers with a seamless security program beginning with the pick up of goods at origin, flowing through the transport of goods, declarations to Customs and final delivery is key tour value proposition.”
DHL Global Forwarding first received C-TPAT certification on February 26, 2003. Following a one-year effort to prepare for the validation phase of the program, DGF received its initial C-TPAT validation in April 2004. Today, several of the company’s security programs are considered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which administers C-TPAT, to be a C-TPAT best practice.
