June 2014 (PDF)

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Value-Added Tax Act Amendments
June Edition | 2014
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/ AMERICAS
C-TPAT
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Latest U.S. International Trade in Goods
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and Services Report
Department of State & Department
of Commerce Publish Changes to
Regulations that Control Exports of
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Satellites and Related Items
Pennsylvania Firm & CO Charged with
Shipping Machinery to Iran in Violation of
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U.S. Export License Requirements
Notice to Exporters 2014/11: A400M
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OGEL published
Notice to Exporters 2014/13: Amendment
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to ECO 2008
OFAC Publishes Final Rule in the Federal
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Register
Ukraine Related Sanctions Update
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U.S. CBP Reminds Members of New
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Security Seal Standards
WCO Publishes Updated AEO
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Compendium
U.S. & Uruguay Sign Customs Mutual
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Assistance Agreement
/ EMENA
EU & China Sign Landmark Mutual
Recognition Agreement & Intensify
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Customs Cooperation
IRU Update on TIR in the Russian
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Federation
New OECD Guidelines aim to Simplify VAT
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Rules on International Trade
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2 World Customs Organization AEO
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Conference
REGIONAL NEWS / AFRICA
VALUE-ADDED TAX ACT AMENDMENTS
The South African Revenue Service’s recently amended the Value- Added Tax
Act, 1991 (Act No. 89 of 1991) by replacing all previous regulations prescribing
the application of paragraph (d) of the definition of “exported” in section 1(1) read
with section 11(1)(a) of the Value-Added Tax Act. Click here for more information.
Amendments were also made to zero rated supplies on movable goods and the
documentary requirements acceptable by the Commissioner. These requirements
are set out in Interpretation Note 30 (issue 3) dated 5 May 2014. Click here for
more information.
REGIONAL NEWS / AMERICAS
C-TPAT
On May 1, 2014, U.S. CBP issued a C-TPAT alert regarding terrorism related
threats resulting from the political situation in Egypt. UTi clients are encouraged
to review the risk factors and important recommendations by CBP that are
described in the CBP alert. Click here for more information.
LATEST U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
REPORT
The U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $40.4
billion in March from $41.9 billion in February (revised), as exports increased more
than imports. Click here to read more.
Contact our Customs Team for Additional Information
AFRICA
David Liebenberg [email protected]
APAC
Jason Measures [email protected]
AMERICAS
John Rodriguez [email protected]
Anthony O’Hara [email protected]
Bob Strbanovic [email protected]
EMENA
Neil Munro [email protected]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE PUBLISH CHANGES TO REGULATIONS
THAT CONTROL EXPORTS OF SATELLITES AND
RELATED ITEMS
The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department
of Commerce published regulations today that will
fundamentally change the nature of U.S. export controls
on satellites and related parts and components. These
changes to Category XV (Spacecraft and Satellites) of
the U.S. Munitions List (USML) allow most commercial,
scientific, and civil satellites and their parts and components
to move to the Department of Commerce’s Commerce
Control List (CCL). These changes are part of the
President’s Export Control Reform Initiative, and will
increase the competitiveness of cutting-edge, well-paying
U.S. manufacturing and technology sectors by better
aligning our export controls with national security priorities.
Click here to read more about the U.S. Department of
State’s regulation changes. Click here to read more about
the U.S. Department of Commerce regulation changes.
PENNSYLVANIA FIRM AND CHIEF OFFICER
CHARGED WITH SHIPPING MACHINERY TO
IRAN IN VIOLATION OF U.S. EXPORT LICENSE
REQUIREMENTS
A criminal information has been filed against a Pennsylvania
firm and its chief oﬃcer, charging them with conspiracy to
evade export reporting requirements and with attempting
to smuggle to Iran a lathe machine in violation of U.S.
export regulations. The announcement was made today by
the U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith for the Middle District of
Pennsylvania. Click here to read more.
NOTICE TO EXPORTERS 2014/11: A400M OGEL
PUBLISHED
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Export
Control Organisation has published Open General Export
Licence (Military Goods: A400M Collaborative Programme).
This new licence has been developed to support a
collaborative programme with seven partner countries and
one export customer to provide airlifter aircraft. Click here to
read more.
NOTICE TO EXPORTERS 2014/13: AMENDMENT TO
THE EXPORT CONTROL ORDER 2008 (THE ‘MAIN
ORDER’) – SCHEDULE 2 REPLACED
The Export Control Organisation (ECO) has amended the
Export Control Order 2008. Schedule 2 has been replaced
and there is an unrelated change to a national control in
Schedule 3 (PL8001). Click here to read more.
OFAC PUBLISHES FINAL RULE IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER, AMENDING AND REISSUING IN THEIR
ENTIRETY THE SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
On 5/2/2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s
Oﬃce of Foreign Assets Control published a final rule
in the Federal Register, amending and reissuing in their
entirety the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part
542, to implement a series of Executive orders that the
President has issued to take additional steps with respect
to the national emergency with respect to Syria declared
in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004. These
new regulations implement the blocking prohibitions in
these Executive orders, and add numerous sections
to the Regulations, including prohibitions, definitions,
interpretations, and licensing provisions.
UKRAINE RELATED SANCTIONS UPDATE
On 5/8/2014, the Department of the Treasury’s Oﬃce of
Foreign Assets Control issued the new Ukraine-Related
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, to implement
Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014 (“Blocking
Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Ukraine”), Executive Order 13661 of March 17, 2014
(“Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to
the Situation in Ukraine”), and Executive Order 13662 of
March 20, 2014 (“Blocking Property of Additional Persons
Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine”). These regulations
were published as a final rule at 79 FR 26365, May 8, 2014.
In keeping with its usual practice, OFAC published the
regulations in abbreviated form at this time but intends to
supplement this part 589 with a more comprehensive set
of regulations, which may include additional interpretive and
definitional guidance and additional general licenses and
statements of licensing policy.
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U.S. CBP REMINDS MEMBERS OF NEW SECURITY SEAL STANDARDS
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a reminder to C-TPAT
members that new International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
specifications for security seals are set to go into eﬀect May 15. C-TPAT criteria
requires that all seals meet or exceed the current ISO 17712 standards for
high security seals. C-TPAT members may continue to use the remaining ISO
17712:2010 high security seals they have in stock and then look to purchase
ISO 17712:2013 high security seals in the future. C-TPAT partners should
be careful when buying the seals. Independent written certification should be
obtained from suppliers to make sure the seals meet the ISO standard. Click
here to read more.
WCO PUBLISHES UPDATED AEO COMPENDIUM – 2014 EDITION
The AEO Compendium is updated regularly to track the developments of
existing AEO programmes, AEO programmes in the process of being launched,
and Customs compliance programmes. The AEO Compendium has become a
single point of reference of information for Customs Administrations, the private
sector and other stakeholders. Information in the Compendium is provided and
verified by WCO Members. The AEO Compendium is incorporated in the WCO
SAFE Package, which is a resource that contains tools to assist in establishing
and administering AEO programmes.
The 2014 edition of the WCO Compendium of Authorized Economic Operator
Programmes (AEO Compendium) updates the previous edition based on
the information available as of March 2014. Since the last edition, there has
been considerable development within Customs administrations of trader
programmes other the SAFE Authorized Economic Operator Programmes(AEO)
concept. These have included compliance based programmes and the
development of the Authorised Operator concept under the WTO Agreement
on Trade Facilitation. To assist administrations the compendium has been
expanded to included these developments and to ensure that diﬀerence been
the various programmes is understood. Click here to read more.
U.S. & URUGUAY SIGN CUSTOMS MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT
Release Date: May 14, 2014
WASHINGTON—The United States signed a Customs Mutual Assistance
Agreement today with Uruguay marking a significant milestone in collaboration
between the two countries. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske signed the agreement on behalf of CBP
and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Minister of Foreign
Aﬀairs Sr. Luis Almagro signed the agreement on behalf of Uruguay. The
bilateral agreement is a valuable tool for the U.S. and Uruguay’s respective
customs administrations to prevent, repress, and investigate customs oﬀenses.
“Customs authorities around the globe are securing nations and communities
against the threat of terrorism and transnational crime while facilitating
legitimate commerce,” said Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske. “This agreement
strengthens our nations’ resilience against threats by expanding cooperation
and information sharing with our international partners.”
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“This agreement will enable our customs oﬃcials to expand our eﬀorts to
protect our borders through the timely and secure exchange of information,”
said Thomas S. Winkowski, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “We look forward to future
opportunities for collaborative enforcement eﬀorts with Uruguay’s Dirección
Nacional de Aduanas.”
With this new agreement signed, CBP and ICE now have 69 CMAAs with
other Customs administrations across the world. CMAAs provide the legal
framework for the exchange of information and evidence to assist countries in
the prevention, detection, and investigation of Customs oﬀenses and crimes
associated with goods crossing international borders, including duty evasion,
traﬃcking, proliferation, money laundering, and terrorism-related activities.
CMAAs also serve as foundational documents for subsequent information
sharing arrangements, including mutual recognition arrangements on
authorized economic operator programs.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the
Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and
protection of our nation’s borders at and between the oﬃcial ports of entry.
CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country
while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. Click here to read more.
REGIONAL NEWS / EMENA
EU AND CHINA SIGN LANDMARK MUTUAL RECOGNITION
AGREEMENT AND INTENSIFY THEIR CUSTOMS COOPERATION
EU and Chinese trusted traders will enjoy lower costs, simplified procedures
and greater predictability in their activities, thanks to a mutual recognition
agreement signed mid May.
Under the agreement, the EU and China commit to recognizing each other’s
certified safe traders, thereby allowing these companies to benefit from faster
controls and reduced administration for customs clearance.
Mutual recognition of trusted traders also allows customs to focus their
resources on real risk areas, thereby improving supply chain security on both
sides.
The EU is the first trading partner to enter into such an agreement with China,
having already signed similar deals with the USA (2012) and Japan (2011).
Two other important initiatives were also signed at the JCCC. The first is a
new Strategic Framework for Customs Cooperation, which defines ambitious
priorities and objectives for EU-China collaboration in this field. Key areas of
focus for the coming years will be trade facilitation, supply chain security and
fighting counterfeit and illicit trade. An important new priority is a joint approach
to tackling illegal waste shipments, thereby tackling an area of high concern for
both sides and supporting important environmental objectives.
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The second initiative signed in Beijing today is a new EU-China Action Plan
on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). This aims to improve the clamp-down on
counterfeit goods by intensifying EU-China cooperation, communication and
coordination in this field.
Source Article: BIFA, 21st May 2014 /
IRU UPDATE ON TIR IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Providing expansion to the note in last month’s newsletter:
The IRU website had noted the following update: The Federal Customs Service
of the Russian Federation (FCS RF) has confirmed its decision announced on
18 March to extend the scope of TIR restrictions and will no longer accept TIR
Carnets at the Finnish-Russian Customs oﬃce of Torfyanovka (Vyborg region)
as of 21 April 2014.
Transport operators traveling through this high-traﬃc border crossing point
between Europe and Russia are now obliged to purchase additional national
guarantees. The IRU therefore strongly advises all transport operators driving
to, from and across Russia, to use the IRU Recommendations for TIR Carnet
Holders in case TIR Carnets are illegally refused by Russian Customs oﬃcers.
This additional decision by the FCS RF is in direct violation of the TIR
Convention, as well as several Court decisions rendered by the Supreme
Arbitration Court of Russia. It also defies instructions from the Russian
Government taken in relation to TIR in the past few months and constitutes
another worrying sign for the business climate in Russia. The IRU is currently
in discussions with various Russian Ministries at all levels to quickly resolve this
situation through the immediate reinstatement and long-term continuation of
the TIR System in Russia.
Source: Courtesy of CLECAT /
NEW OECD GUIDELINES AIM TO SIMPLIFY VAT RULES ON
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
The OECD has agreed the first ever international framework for applying VAT
rules to cross-border transactions.
The new guidelines seek to ensure “VAT neutrality” on the sale of goods and
simplify the way businesses buy services from abroad.
While at present various states use diﬀerent rules to determine who has the
right to tax a transaction, under the framework VAT on services should only be
levied in the country of the recipient of the service.
Rintaro Tamaki, OECD deputy secretary-general, said: “These guidelines
provide standards on the neutrality of the VAT in international trade and on the
coherent application of VAT to cross-border trade between businesses.
“This represents a very significant step towards a more coherent and
consistent application of VATs to international trade and reduced risks of
double taxation and non-taxation.”
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The move was endorsed at the OECD’s Global Forum on VAT in Japan,
attended by representatives of 86 countries.
The forum agreed measures to promote VAT neutrality on goods by ensuring
the tax targets private consumption and not businesses so “it has a neutral
eﬀect on production and levels the playing field for domestic and foreign
businesses in cross-border trade”.
The OECD also said measures, such as reduced rates on certain goods, to
alleviate the “regressive” nature of VAT, which “can place a disproportionate
burden on poorer households who spend a large part of their income on
necessities”, were costly because they benefited all consumers. It instead
recommended direct cash transfers to low income households through income
tax or benefits.
An OECD spokesman said the guidelines were not legally binding but oﬀered
a set of “soft law principles for the application of the tax to cross-border trade
that countries are encouraged to follow”.
Source Article: Supply Chain Management. /
2ND WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION AEO CONFERENCE
UTi delegates recently attended the 2nd global AEO conference in Madrid
with the aim of ensuring that our strategy and process improvements are fully
aligned with the current and future goals and requirements of AEO and that UTi
is therefore fully prepared to maintain compliance with not only current, but also
future, requirements. An extract of the WCO press release is below:More than 800 delegates from more than 90 countries attended the World
Customs Organization’s (WCO) 2nd Global AEO Conference in Madrid, Spain,
from 28-30 April 2014, which focused on engaging all relevant stakeholders
in discussions on the role of Customs-Business partnerships in securing and
facilitating global trade.
Building collaborative relationships with trusted traders is advantageous for
governments facing the challenge of growing trade volumes and increased
security requirements on the one hand, and the need to develop eﬃcient crossborder processes that allow businesses to be more competitive on the other
hand.
Over the past decade, specific programmes have been put in place, opening
up a new chapter in traditional Customs-Business partnerships, namely
Customs compliance programmes and Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
programmes.
Full details can be found at here. /
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Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
Supply Chain Security Threat - Egypt
The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program is one layer in U.S.
Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) multi-layered cargo enforcement strategy. Through
this program, CBP works with the trade community to strengthen international supply chains
and improve United States border security.
To enhance communication with its members, C-TPAT routinely highlights security matters for
the purpose of raising awareness and renewing Partners’ vigilance, and recognizing best practices
implemented to address supply chain security concerns.
The purpose of this C-TPAT Alert, generated in
cooperation with BSI Supply Chain Solutions, is to
highlight a convergence of factors tied to weakened
political stability in Egypt that have significantly
increased the threat that terrorist groups will carry out
an attack against critical supply chain elements in the
country and its surrounding waterways, including the
Suez Canal - an artificial waterway connecting the
Mediterranean Sea to Gulf of Suez, and then to the
Red Sea. The Suez Canal is 163 Km. long; its width
varies but it is only 60 meters at its narrowest. The
canal is used extensively by modern ships, as it is the
fastest crossing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian
Ocean.
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Additionally, decreased rule of law throughout Egypt
since the ouster of President Morsi has created an
extremely unstable security environment in the
nation, highlighting the possibility that terrorist
groups could exploit supply chains in the country to
perpetrate an attack abroad.
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The repeated targeting of container ships and
pipelines by terrorist groups in Egypt since July 2013
illustrates their determination to strike the supply
chain, while an increase in arms smuggling into the
country, including the trafficking of more
sophisticated weaponry, underscores the heightened
capabilities of these groups in recent months.
C-TPAT Alert – Supply Chain Security Threat – Egypt – May 2014
Increased Number and Distribution of Terrorist Attacks - BSI has recorded a significant
increase in both supply chain and general terrorist attacks in Egypt since President Morsi was
forcefully removed from office on July 4, 2013. The rate of terrorist attacks has increased most
significantly in Egypt’s sparsely populated Sinai Peninsula, a large desert expanse separating
mainland Egypt from Israel, where more than 300 attacks have occurred since last summer. But
attacks have also occurred in Cairo, the country’s capital, where at least eight successful
terrorist bombings and assassinations have taken place over just the past four months.
In the nine months since President Morsi’s ouster, terrorist groups in Egypt have demonstrated a
heightened intent to attack international supply chains in the country. Terrorists in Egypt have
not traditionally threatened these types of targets, and this trend represents a worrying
development for international supply chain security and the global economy. An attack on a
cargo ship transiting the Suez Canal represents the most high-profile and potentially damaging
supply chain terrorist attack from a global perspective. Such an attack has the ability to disrupt
the approximately eight percent of world trade that passes through the waterway each year.
This figure includes nearly 30 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized
cargo, roughly equal to the amount of freight that transits the world’s largest seaports annually.
In late July 2013, an obscure Islamic jihadist
terrorist group known as Al Furqan Brigades
claimed responsibility for an alleged rocket attack
against a ship in the Suez Canal. The group released
a video of the attack the following week, but the
Egyptian government and media did not confirm the
incident. More notably, Al Furqan Brigades
terrorists fired two rocket-propelled grenades (RPG)
at the MV Cosco Asia container ship as it was
sailing through the Suez Canal en route to Europe
on August 31, 2013. Though the Egyptian
government maintained that the ship and its cargo
suffered no damage as a result of the attack, at least
one foreign source indicated that an RPG did strike
the ship and tore a hole in one of its containers.
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Terrorist groups have attacked other supply chain targets in Egypt in recent months as well.
Most notably, another jihadist group known as Ansar Jerusalem (“Protectors of Jerusalem”) has
been extremely active in targeting a natural gas pipeline in North Sinai Governorate in the Sinai
Peninsula. The pipeline transports gas from the mainland eastward to Israel and to a major
cement factory complex with links to the Egyptian military in North Sinai about 30 miles south
of the city of El Arish. Terrorists bombed the pipeline twice in 2013 following President
Morsi’s ouster and have so far attacked the structure four times in 2014.
C-TPAT Alert – Supply Chain Security Threat – Egypt – May 2014
In addition to the recent increases in supply chain terrorist attacks in Egypt, BSI has noted both
a marked rise in the range of targets attacked by terrorist groups in the country and a
strengthening in the capabilities of these groups. In the immediate months following
President’s Morsi’s removal from the presidency, terrorist attacks in the country consisted
almost exclusively of small arms attacks against soldiers at checkpoints in North Sinai and
bombings and assassinations targeting security officials in the Peninsula and occasionally on the
mainland.
However, over the past four months, jihadist terrorist groups for the first time threatened to
strike civilian targets, bombing a tourist bus in South Sinai Governorate in February and killing
three passengers and the bus driver. Terrorists have also carried out increasing numbers of
attacks on the mainland, underscored most notably by the bombing of four targets in Cairo,
including the headquarters of the Egyptian police services, on the same day in January.
The increased capabilities of terrorist groups in Egypt were illustrated most predominantly on
January 25, when Ansar Jerusalem released a video purporting to show its members shooting
down an Egyptian military helicopter with a man-portable surface-to-air missile. The
government confirmed that one of its helicopters had crashed, but it did not state that the
incident was caused by a terrorist attack.
Contributing Risk Factors - The significant increase in supply chain and general terrorist
attacks in Egypt over the past nine months can largely be attributed to a convergence of factors
relating to the persistent state of political instability the country has faced since last July. Most
predominantly, political instability since President Morsi’s ouster has significantly weakened
rule of law in the country, as military and police forces around the nation largely withdrew to
Cairo to support the transitional government. The Sinai Peninsula, which is separated from
mainland Egypt by the Suez Canal, has witnessed the most dramatic decrease in security
following last summer’s political unrest, contributing to the dramatic uptick in terrorist attacks
in this region.
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Further contributing to the heightened terrorist
threat in Egypt has been a major rise in the
smuggling of small arms in the nation. While
arms smuggling in the country subsided to some
degree from 2012 to 2013 as the Egyptian military
regained control of the country following the
ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, the most
recent troop withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula
has enabled smugglers to increase their activities
over the past several months.
C-TPAT Alert – Supply Chain Security Threat – Egypt – May 2014
Though the illegal arms trade in the Sinai
has historically been dominated by secular
anti-government tribesmen, it is very likely
that terrorist groups are playing an
increasing role in facilitating and even
participating in this trade. Israel’s March 5
seizure of a load of Iranian long-range
rockets that were destined for transport
through the Sinai Peninsula to Gaza
demonstrates that anti-Western regimes
view security in the Sinai to be so lax that
they are willing to attempt to smuggle fully
assembled rockets overland across the
Peninsula.
Global Supply Chain Terrorism Threat The increased threat of terrorism targeting
supply chains in Egypt in recent months
comes at a time when terrorist groups
throughout the world are increasingly
targeting supply chain targets in an attempt
to disrupt global trade and international
security. Over the last decade, BSI has
identified more than 600 separate acts of
supply chain terrorism worldwide, with BSI
recording an average of approximately
one attack per week over the past several
years. The increased proliferation of these
attacks on a global scale underscores the
necessity of maintaining proper security
over international supply chains to protect
against such disruptions.
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A number of security weaknesses in the
supply chain in Egypt exacerbate the risk of
a terrorist attack against or through supply
chain elements in the country. Major gaps
in physical security along the Suez Canal
provide numerous opportunities for
terrorists to easily access the canal itself, as
well as smaller boats operating in the
waterway. Al Furqan Brigades’ video of the
August 31 Cosco Asia attack highlights the
ability of terrorist operatives to access the
banks of the canal in order to fire RPGs or
other weaponry at a passing cargo ship.
International security sources continue to
lament the ease of access to other areas of
the canal as well, such as bridges, passenger
ferry terminals, and private boat launches.
The latter represents an extremely worrying
point, as smaller boats could be used to
carry out a waterborne bombing of a cargo
vessel similar to the attack on the USS Cole
in 2000 or the MV M Star in 2010. An
attack of this type is much more likely to
sink an entire ship, likely causing severe
disruptions to cargo transit through the Suez
Canal.
Other supply chain security weaknesses in
Egypt exacerbate the risk that materials
used to perpetrate a terrorist attack will be
imported into the country and highlight the
possibility that such items may be exported
from the nation to carry out an attack
abroad. Criminals routinely exploit the
reduced customs checks at Egypt’s 10 free
trade zones, especially those at the ports of
Said and Alexandria, to smuggle a variety
of contraband items, including weapons,
illegal drugs, and consumer goods, through
the country. Furthermore, the breakdown of
stability in the nation has enabled corrupt
officials involved in the supply chain to
operate with much greater impunity, an
issue highlighted in early February when
authorities arrested the chairman of a
shipping agency group in Suez Governorate
for attempting to import 150 kilograms of
heroin into the country aboard a cargo ship.
C-TPAT Alert – Supply Chain Security Threat – Egypt – May 2014
Recommendations - C-TPAT makes the following recommendations to its Partners in light of
the current situation in Egypt:
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Re-assess risk factors for shipments originating in Egypt or transiting through Egypt.
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Review current supply chain security protocols to include:
 Minimizing container drop times
 Using C-TPAT certified or compliant carriers and consolidators
 Conducting a robust risk assessment and ensuring chain of custody gaps are
addressed
 Using ISO 17712 high security seals beginning at the point of stuffing
 Considering using dedicated containers versus consolidated shipments
 Conducting thorough seven-point container inspections
 Performing or renewing security and threat awareness training for shipping and
receiving personnel and encouraging and rewarding suspicious activity reporting
C-TPAT Program
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