New process station for C-TPAT, FAST drivers in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Feb. 6, 2004) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Port of Buffalo notified the Ontario Trucking Association yesterday that it has established a separate manifest/entry processing tray for C-TPAT carriers and FAST registered drivers at both the Lewiston and Peace Bridge Cargo Processing Centers.
The OTA has been requesting that CBP at the Buffalo port, as well as agency officials at the Detroit and Port Huron crossings, provide incentives for drivers and carriers already participating in the Free and Secure Trade program.
Free and Secure Trade drivers working for C-TPAT certified carriers will have their paper work processed at Commercial Secondary before those shipments being hauled by non-FAST drivers/non C-TPAT carriers.
The priority processing will apply to FAST shipments using NCAP, the Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS), Border Release Advanced Screening and Selectivity (BRASS), CAFES and QP/WP.
CBP has indicated that priority processing will only take place at Commercial Secondary, and that shipments (where the importer or shipper are not C-TPAT) that are being transported by a C-TPAT approved carrier with a FAST registered driver will not be afforded designated FAST lane access or processing at a FAST only primary inspection booth.
Carriers with questions or concerns regarding this new procedure can be directed to Chief Inspector Mark MacVittie at 716-881-4447, Ext. 132.
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