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SECURITY

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

Sanders Brokerage Services – CTPAT Certified:

Since June of 2003 Sanders Brokerage Services has been a proud partner in our nation’s security CTPAT program. We encourage your participation in our nation’s security programs. Our certification number is SVI-SANBRO002539. We offer the following information business links to our business partners for their convenience, resource and information purposes.

We strongly encourage your participation in this valuable initiative.

Conveyance Inspection Procedures and Sealing Process - Truck/Trailer Inspection
CTPAT Home Page - Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
F.A.S.T. Free and Secure Trade - Truckline Carrier Initative for Free and Secure Trade - Get your FAST Card info here.
I.S.F. Importer Security Filing 10 + 2 filing - The Importer Security Filing 10 + 2 Initative

Container Security Procedures and Guidelines:

Additionally we provide you the following important initiative downloadable documents.

17 Points: This document provides the CTPAT 17 point trailer examination protocol.

Container and Seal Inspection: This document provides the CTPAT container/seal protocol process.

C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria and Guidelines: Provides the Minimum CTPAT Security Criteria

Reporting Suspicious Activities, Anomalies, and Security Breaches:

The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) program is one layer in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) multi-layered cargo enforcement strategy. Through this program, CBP has successfully worked with the trade community to strengthen international supply chains and improve U.S. border security. An integral part of this partnership entails CBP’s and the trade community’s willingness to share information about potential threats to, and security breaches within, international supply chains.

… continuation of this document is supplied here: C-TPAT-Reporting-Suspicious-Activities-Anomalies-and-Security-Breaches

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Value Information Tips

When you ship or send goods to the U.S.A., the question of "valuation" may arise. What you need to know is that the issue of how to value your goods for export to the U.S.A. are part of a very complex law in our U.S. Customs Regulations (CBP).
The U.S. valuation law is very similar to the valuation law first developed and implemented by Canada Customs. The basic bottom line concept on most imports deals with the goods being valued (appraised) at the actual transaction value. That is, the price paid or payable for the merchandise. Transaction value is commonly used in arms length (unrelated) sales where a specific relationship did not impact the price paid or payable for the goods.
The term Related means within the sale of the goods, that actual family relations are involved, or that there are mutual owners in the selling company and purchasing company. CBP feels that family relationship or mutual owners in the seller and the buyer could impact the value paid or payable for the goods..
In related sales, transaction value can still be used, provided it can be proven (via a test case) that the relationship did not impact the price paid or payable for the merchandise.
Further protocol flow of the valuation law is a bit more complex and deals with terms and concepts such as "Transaction Value of Identical or Similar Merchandise", "Computed Value", "Deductive Value", and "402f" (Customs last method of appraisement) when other valuation concepts determined.
The bottom line in this law is making sure that the U.S. Government is receiving it's full amount of duty money's and fees. Undervalued importations could result in a loss of revenue to the U.S. Government to which the government could pursue full reimbursement and penalty actions.
Please remember that declaring a proper value on your shipment for U.S. Customs purposes is a matter of law.

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