GTKonnect C-TPAT

What is the new 5 step Risk assessment process?

CBP recommended a 5 Step Risk Assessment Process to assist C-TPAT Partners in conducting a risk assessment of their international supply chain(s), in accordance with C-TPAT minimum security criteria. The following 5 steps are included in the risk assessment process:

• Map cargo flow and identify business partners
• Conduct a Threat Assessment
• Conduct a Vulnerability Assessment
• Prepare an Action Plan
• Document How Risk Assessments are conducted

GTKonnect C-TPAT, built on the foundation of GTKonnect SCPM, helps manage your C-TPAT certification program efficiently and seamlessly, based on the customs recommended process. GTK C-TPAT provides users the ability to electronically interact and gather information from various supply chain partners regarding their C-TPAT status. Use this information to create a risk assessment profile for the supply chain partner

Some salient features of GTKonnect CTPAT are:

• Create Graphical Supply Chains


With the GTKonnect C-TPAT, you can map your individual supply chains and maintain your C-TPAT for each supply chain


• Region based Threat assessment


GTKonnect C-TPAT can automatically conduct research and analysis and gather information from the configured list of web sites (both US customs recommended and user configured), based on the region profile, saving valuable user time

Search can be configured to run during non-business hours leveraging


• Manage all parties in supply chain


Vendor, manufacturer, forwarder, consolidator, carrier, trucker or any other party in supply chain, GTKonnect CTPAT facilitates the certification process


• User defined questionnaires


Ability for the users to design questionnaires to meet each unique requirement

Flexible and configurable questionnaire flow

Weights and scores based on each question and response


• Risk Assessment


Assess  partner vulnerability risk based on responses received for the questionnaire


• Risk based action plan


Create an action plan to rectify the identified risks


• Automatic re-validation


GTKonnect C-TPAT can automatically manage the annual re-validation process to collect the updated information from your supply chain partner


• Reporting


Complete reporting and C-TPAT history tracking

Read our blog on the 5 step Risk assessment process and how a solution like GTKonnect can help you simplify the certification and re-validation process.