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Free and Secure Trade Program (FAST)   get RSS feed for Free and Secure Trade Program (FAST)
FAST - Free and Secure Trade

This program allows U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico partnering importers expedited release for qualifying commercial shipments.

- FAST Reference Guide: Enhancing the Security and Safety of Trans-border Shipments
Outlines the FAST program, which promotes free and secure trade through risk-management principles, supply chain security, industry partnership, and advanced technology.
FAST Reference Guide: Enhancing the Security and Safety of Trans-border Shipments - pdf versionpdf - 1,488 KB.
- Free and Secure Trade Video
A comprehensive narration on FAST procedures for carriers, drivers, importers, Mexican manufacturers, locations of enrollment centers, and requirements for use of dedicated lanes. (Download time: 8 minutes)
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FAST is a bilateral initiative between the U.S. and Mexico that seeks to ensure security and safety while enhancing the economic prosperity of both countries.
- FAST Conveyance Cargo Sealing Policy & Procedures
Establishes the recommended procedures for affixing mechanical seals to cargo loaded trailers for participants of the southern border FAST program.
FAST Conveyance Cargo Sealing Policy & Procedures  - doc versiondoc - 658 KB.
- FAST Fact Sheet
FAST Fact Sheet - doc versiondoc - 164 KB.
- PAPS Fact Sheet
PAPS Fact Sheet - pdf versionpdf - 59 KB.

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 C-TPAT Security Criteria
 C-TPAT Security Guidelines
 Implementation of a Mandatory C-TPAT Secure Internet Web Portal
 Securing the Global Supply Chain: Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Strategic Plan
(pdf - 1,398 KB.)
 C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Best Practices Catalog
(pdf - 2,523 KB.)
 C-TPAT Frequently Asked Questions
 Online C-TPAT Application Process
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 Modification, Expansion and Redesignation of the National Customs Automated Program of the Account Based Declaration Prototype to Free and Secure Trade
 Modification to the Free and Secure Trade Prototype

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