CBP interoperability standards test

Customs and Border Protection announced today the completion of its first interoperability test. The test seeks to establish global standards to foster transparency and a standard manner of communication between the private sector and government agencies while allowing both to maintain the ability to choose from various technologies.

Here's a breakdown of the key points and developments according to the statement.

1. Completion of First Interoperability Test:

   • Goal: Establish global standards to promote transparency and standardized communication between private sector and government agencies.
   • Outcome: Allows these entities to choose from a variety of technologies.

2. Promotion of Global Interoperability:

   • Initiative: Part of CBP’s modernization efforts to unify approaches to transparent supply chains in both public and private sectors.
   • Benefit: Streamlines communication, enhancing security and facilitation.
   • Quote by Vincent Annunziato: Highlights the significance of global interoperability standards in business transformation and innovation.

3. Collaboration with Silicon Valley Innovation Program:

   • Participants: mesur.io, Neoflow, and Transmute.
   • Objective: Develop a global modernization strategy incorporating global interoperability standards.

4. Focus of Recent Test:

   • Industry: Pipeline oil and steel supply chains.
   • Participants: Major companies in the respective industries.
   • Technology Implementation: Reduced paperwork, facilitated real-time data exchange, improved security, and timely responses.
   • Data Integration: Merging modernized data with existing data in the Automated Commercial Environment for the first time.

5. Future Plans:

   • 2024 Tests: Focus on e-commerce, natural gas, and food safety sectors.
   • Collaboration: Involvement of several partner government agencies to further promote transparency and global interoperability standards.
   • Project Expansion: Extending the commitment to global standards with bipartisan support, including verifying transaction origins and issuing credentials.

6. International Tests:

   • First Test: Collaboration with countries having Mutual Recognition Agreements to exchange Global Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism/Authorized Economic Operator credentials.
   • Benefit: Private industry can request benefits from different countries without separate applications for each.
   • Second Test: Exploration of the process of countries exchanging billing data to confirm the exportation of goods.