Elite International Transportation has been officially accepted as a member of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C- TPAT) program.

Elite is among the first third-party logistics providers in the United States to gain membership into C-TPAT, and the company's acceptance covers all of Elite's businesses, including transportation, customs brokerage, and ETS Express, Elite's non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCC) service.
Established in 2002 for importers, carriers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, and NVOCCs, C-TPAT is designed to protect global commerce from terrorism. Involvement in the program is voluntary, and prior to acceptance, applicants must provide detailed security information that must then be reviewed and accepted by the CBP (formerly the U.S. Customs Service).
Mark Kaifesh, president and CEO of Elite, said, "We are proud to be one of the first companies in our industry accepted into C-TPAT and to be working in conjunction with our customers and the CBP to ensure the safety and integrity of U.S. borders. In joining C-TPAT, we are streamlining the export-import process for our customers, and we see Elite's membership as a validation of our commitment to the industry we service."
John Little, Elite's director of compliance and employee development, said, "Elite's full acceptance into C-TPAT will help our customers and business partners who are interested in gaining membership into C-TPAT, because these organizations can leverage their affiliation with a member third-party logistics provider."
For more information about the C-TPAT, visit www.customs.ustreas.gov/enforcem/tpat.htm.
Founded in 1985, Elite International Transportation specializes in offering a complete range of logistics services to the chemical, petrochemical and food industries. Elite was among the first freight forwarders to offer track and trace, electronic documents and data mining via the Internet.