• Tier 1 means your application has been reviewed and approved and you are a certified C-TPAT member. •
• Tier 2 means that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has inspected and confirmed your documented procedures and, therefore, you are both certified and validated.
•Tier 3 means that CBP has inspected your procedures and determined that they go beyond C-TPAT minimum security standards.