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1. May 2010

CBP Container Seal Requirement

Pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 944, as amended by Section 1701 of Title XVII ("MAritime Cargo") of the implementing Recommendations of the 911 Commission Act of 2007 (911 Act), the Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to establish by regulation minimum standards and procedures for securing containers in transit to the United States.

The 911 Act provides that if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not issue aninterim final rule for establishing such minimum standards and procedures by April 1, 2008, effective no later than October 15 2008, all containers in transit to the United States shall be required to be sealed with a seal meeting the International Organization for Standardization Publicly Available Specification 17712 (ISO/PAS 17712) standard for sealing containers.

As DHS has not issued regulations establishing minimum standards and procedures for securing such containers at this time, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 944, all maritime containers in transit to the U.S. by vessel shall be required to be sealed with a seal meeting ISO/PAS 17712 standard for sealing containers no later than October 15, 2008.

Contact OneSeal to purchase the required compliant security seals, but also to receive copies of the ISO standard and information on C-TPAT requirements in general.