Supply Chain Security Study Guide

1	What it does Collects air cargo information at the earliest practical point in the supply chain so it can be screened before loading.
2	When it applies Sea cargo at participating foreign ports under bilateral agreement.
3	Who is responsible CBP officers stationed at the foreign port, working with host Customs.
4	Status Operational; established through bilateral agreements with partner governments.

Under the Container Security Initiative (CSI), the United States and partner governments push inspections and screening upstream to the originating ports. The goal is a series of bilateral agreements that allow the exchange of Customs officers and more screening of shipments at the outbound port. CBP officers work with host Customs officers to ensure that containers are targeted and screened using non-intrusive inspection (NII) and radiation detection technology. The aim is for CBP's overseas CSI teams to review every manifest before containers are loaded on vessels destined for the United States. Where the volume of trade prevents the local team from reviewing every bill, CSI targeters at the National Targeting Centre — Cargo provide additional support so that 100 percent review is still achieved.

Further Reading: CSI: Container Security For an up-to-date account of the reach and effectiveness of CSI, see CSI: Container Security Initiative.