Cambell & Gardiner Inc. Licensed Customs Brokers

UPDATED: 5/7/05

Container Security Initiative (CSI)

The Container Security Initiative was developed earlier this year by Customs, as a means to minimize the vulnerability of our seaports. Globally over 200 million cargo containers move between major seaports each year. Each year, more than 16 million containers arrive in the United States by ship, truck, and rail. Customs processed 25 million entries in 2001. More than $1.2 trillion in imported goods passed through the nation's 301 ports of entry in 2001.

The Container Security Initiative consists of four core elements:

Establishing security criteria to identify high-risk containers;
Pre-screening those containers identified as high-risk before they arrive at U.S. ports;
Using technology to quickly pre-screen high-risk containers; and
Developing and using sThe Container Security Initiative consists of four core elements.

The following ports have agreed to participate in the program:

North America

Montreal
Vancouver
Halifax
Canada

Europe

Rotterdam
Bremerhaven and Hamburg, Germany
Antwerp, Belgium
Le Havre, France
Goteborg, Sweden
La Spezia and Genoa, Italy
Felizstowe, UK

Asia and Far East

Singapore
Yokohama, Japan
Hong Kong
Busan, S. Korea
Port Kelang, Malaysia

Africa

Durban, S. Africa