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To ensure compliance with
the Customs Modernization Act and obtain the most accurate information
about our business partners, Maribel International has prepared a short
questionnaire which should
be completed, signed by an officer of the company and returned to us.
Legal name of Company:________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
Please indicate any of the
following Customs-Industry Partnership Programs in which you participate.
Dunn & Bradstreet |
DUNS# __________________________ |
|
Customs-Trade Partnership
Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) C-TPAT Account
# ______________________ |
Yes □ No
□ C-TPAT Account
# _______________ |
|
Carrier Initiative Program
(CIP) |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Super Carrier Initiative
Program (SCIP) |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Business Anti-Smuggling
Coalition (BASC) |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Other, similar types of
Programs: |
________________________________ |
SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY:
Even for business partners
not currently participating or not eligible, Publiship Logistics requires
your company demonstrate it is following C-TPAT guidelines to enhance the
integrity of
shipments from the point of origin to destination.
Is your supplier known
to you and participates in the security and shipment of your cargo from
overseas? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Does your supplier or yourself
arrange transportation with carriers who are participating in C-TPAT? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Do your suppliers secure
their facilities, manufacturing facilities, warehousing facilities, as
well as provide security for their employees by securing the perimeters
fences and installing locking devices on external and internal doors, windows,
etc.? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
If you are related to your
supplier, does the supplier provide and have in place a security program
to prevent interdiction of weapons of mass destruction? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Are your purchasing personnel
or the individuals in your company responsible for purchasing aware of
the U. S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection security initiative,
Customs Trader Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Do you intend to apply
directly for C-TPAT recognition and implement a sound plan to enhance security
procedures throughout your supply chain? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Does your company conduct
a pre-employment screening and interview of prospective
employees which includes periodic background checks? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Do you intend to put in
place a security awareness program to help your employees
and suppliers detect internal conspiracies, maintain cargo integrity and
deal with unauthorized access? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Do you have procedures
in place to ensure information received from business partners is reported
accurateIy? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Are your documents checked
for weight, quantity and value discrepancies? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Are shortages and overages
reported? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Do you ensure that any
anomalies raising suspicion are reported immediately? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Do you verify that container
numbers and seal numbers are accurate? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Do you have procedures
in place for containers to be locked and stored securely and how seals
are controlled and affixed to loaded containers? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Do you have procedures
in place to report compromised seals? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Do your truckers utilize
a GPS system to track location of the trucks/containers? |
Yes □ |
No □ |
Signature (Officer): _________________________________
Print (Name/Title): _________________________________
Date: _________________________________
Upon completion, please email
to Publiship@publishiplogistics.com, or fax (201) 721-5525
Thank you for your help and
cooperation in completing this brief survey.