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National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc.

Explore the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America's 2007 Government Affairs Conference, which focused on the Customs and Border Protection's security programs. Discover key findings from a comprehensive survey on the benefits and costs of CBP programs.

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National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc.

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  1. National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. 2007 Government Affairs Conference CBP’s Security Programs - Reviewing the Present and Looking to the Future a NCBFAA GAC 2007

  2. CBP Resources • 30,000 Officers at borders and ports of entry • Port security funding up 700 % • FY 2001 259 million • FY 2005 1.6 billion NCBFAA GAC 2007

  3. DHS Port Security Grants • Baltimore 16.2 million dollars • Miami 32.7 million dollars • New Orleans 27.4 million dollars • New York 43.7 million dollars • Philadelphia 15.8 million dollars NCBFAA GAC 2007

  4. Customs and Border Protection Elements of Security NCBFAA GAC 2007

  5. CBP PROGRAMS • Screening • Inspection • CSI • 24 Hour Rule • C-TPAT • X- Ray Technology • Gamma Ray • Radiation Detectors NCBFAA GAC 2007

  6. Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Import Statistics: In 2006 we imported $2 trillion of product From 150 countries For 825,000 importers at 300 ports of entry NCBFAA GAC 2007

  7. Program Analysis • Cost/Benefit Survey posted on web 7 September 2007 • 151 page study conducted by Center for Survey Research, University of Virginia NCBFAA GAC 2007

  8. Survey Basis • 6,000 certified participants invited to respond • 1,756 completed survey • 954 importers (610 validated) • 362 carriers • 313 service providers • 127 foreign manufacturers NCBFAA GAC 2007

  9. Why did they join? Importer Other 1. Required by their business partners to keep business • Reduce cost and time of obtaining release by CBP • Reduced time and cost of secondary inspection lines • Reduced insurance NCBFAA GAC 2007

  10. What did it cost? Implementation Maintenance Maintaining use of security personnel $40,441 Personnel salaries and expenses $28,454 • Improving and implementing physical security = average $38,471 NCBFAA GAC 2007

  11. Benefits All Businesses Importers Decreased inspections Increase in supply chain visibility Predict lead time better • Time to release cargo • Time in inspection lines • Predictable goods movement NCBFAA GAC 2007

  12. Benefits Non-Importer Highway 41.5% report decreased border clearance time 44.4% say waiting time is the same • 68.7% see no increase in business • 17% see increases in clients NCBFAA GAC 2007

  13. For a complete copy of the survey report go to: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforcement/ctpat/ NCBFAA GAC 2007

  14. Other Programs • U. S. Coast Guard • Transportation Security Administration • CDC Quarantine and Border Security NCBFAA GAC 2007

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