Customs Glossary Guide: Difference between revisions
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[[Image:CBSABadge.jpg|200px|right|thumb|CBSA Seal]][[Image:Boxes.png|200px|right|thumb|Courier LVS Cargo]][[Image:citizenship.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Swearing in new citizens]] | [[Image:CBSABadge.jpg|200px|right|thumb|CBSA Seal]][[Image:Boxes.png|200px|right|thumb|Courier LVS Cargo]][[Image:citizenship.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Swearing in new citizens]] | ||
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:Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism is a program in which member carriers and importers agree to implement high security standards in exchange for being recognized by the CBP as low risk, which in the case of carriers can entail fewer CBP inspections. Carriers that are C-TPAT approved are automatically enrolled in the FAST program. | :[[C-TPAT_(Customs-Trade_Partnership_Against_Terrorism)_Information|Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism]] is a program in which member carriers and importers agree to implement high security standards in exchange for being recognized by the CBP as low risk, which in the case of carriers can entail fewer CBP inspections. Carriers that are C-TPAT approved are automatically enrolled in the FAST program. | ||
;Cargo Control Number | ;Cargo Control Number | ||
:A Cargo Control Number, often abreviated as CCN, is a unique number assigned to a shipment of goods entering Canada. It serves as a means of telling shipments apart for CBSA, while simultaneously identifying the carrier transporting the goods. Cargo control numbers are mandatory for almost every type of shipment being transported to Canada by highway carrier. | :A Cargo Control Number, often abreviated as CCN, is a unique number assigned to a shipment of goods entering Canada. It serves as a means of telling shipments apart for CBSA, while simultaneously identifying the carrier transporting the goods. Cargo control numbers are mandatory for almost every type of shipment being transported to Canada by highway carrier. | ||