Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) was born in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in the U.S. The objectives focus on combating terrorism, protecting the global supply chain in an efficient and safe manner. There are many different aspects in the security requirements including personnel, physical facilities, access control, procedures, information technology, training and awareness about threats, containers, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued new Minimum Security Criteria consisting of 12 chapters for the C-TPAT program, adding three new chapters on security accountability and vision, cybersecurity and agricultural security, while strengthening specific requirements in other chapters; this training course will cover 12 areas below: