CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE

“SECURING THE TRADE LANES”

Global Posture and Impact
• Far-Reaching
Effects

• Expansion
Strategies

• Lateral Initiatives

• Security &
Facilitation
 History

• Announced in January 2002

• CSI Task Force Created

• Joint Targeting Initiative with Canada

• First Operational Port September 2002

• CSI Division Created In May 2004

 International Trade
• Essential to Economic Prosperity
• Vulnerable to Exploitation
• Government Provides Security & Contributes
to Economic Development
• Customs Unique Authority has a Role
• Import & Export Information
 CBP MARITIME CARGO SECURITY
STRATEGY
Since September 11, 2001, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) has created several partnership and anti-terrorism
initiatives:
-24-Hour Rule/ Trade Act.
-National Targeting Center.
-Non-Intrusive Inspection Equipment.
-Customs – Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
-Container Security Initiative (CSI)
 MISSION STATEMENT
To Prevent and Deter Terrorist
Use of Maritime Containers
While Facilitating the Movement
of Legitimate Trade.
 THREE GOALS OF
CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE

SECURE
THE
BORDERS

BUILD A ROBUST PROTECT

CSI CARGO AND
SECURITY SYSTEM FACILITATE TRADE.
 SECURING THE BORDERS
HOW CAN WE BETTER SECURE THE TRADE LANES?

1) Advance trade data.

2) State-of-the-art technology.

3) Examinations of containers.
 BUILDING A ROBUST CSI CARGO
SECURITY SYSTEM
1) Promoting an international framework of standards.

2) Identify optimal trade lanes and ports.

3) Expedite the movement of low-risk shipments.

PROTECT AND FACILITATE TRADE

1) Negotiating with host countries.

2) Encouraging interagency
cooperation.

3) Conducting periodic risk

evaluations.
 Minimum Standards
 Standards must be present in every potential CSI port:
- Seaport must have regular, direct, and substantial container
traffic to ports in the United States.
- Customs must be able to inspect cargo originating,
transiting, exiting, or transshipping through a country.
- Non-intrusive inspection (NII) equipment (gamma or X-ray)
and radiation detection equipment.
Minimum Standards continued…
- Establish an automated risk management system.
- Share critical data, intelligence, and risk management
information with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
- Conduct a thorough port assessment and commit to
resolving port infrastructure vulnerabilities.
- Maintain integrity programs to identify and combat breaches
in integrity.
 Benefits to International
Governments and Organizations
• Offers added protection to international trade
• Opportunity to collaborate between Customs
administrations
• Opportunity to obtain advance information
• Increases the level of awareness and enhances
public perception
• Expands and develops technology
• Facilitates cargo handling at POE
• Offers foreign countries reciprocity
 Benefits to Industry and
Trade Community
• Enhances security and trade facilitation
• Allows importers to move goods to market faster
• Ensures that companies can compete and give
them confidence that their goods will be secure.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

An agreement between the U.S.

government and the government of the
host nation that permits the
deployment of CBP personnel
into the foreign nation’s seaports.
Declaration of Principles with CBP
CSI TODAY
 U.S. IMPORT VOLUME
(FY 2005 Piers Data)

CSI Operational
Port Coverage
75.31%

Total U.S. Import Volume

8,892,195

CSI Import Volume

Operational Coverage
6,696,384 = 75.31%

CSI Import Volume

Expansion Coverage
654,542 = 7.36% CSI Approved
No CSI Coverage Expansion Coverag
17.32% CSI Proposed 5.89%
Expansion Coverage
1.48%
THE FUTURE OF CSI
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