# 2025-20648: CBP Opens Anti-Terror Trade Program to More Logistics Providers 2025-20648, Asset-Based and Non-Asset-Based Third Party Logistics Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Program Pilot, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection published 2025-11-21, effective 2025-12-01 (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20648 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-20648 - Title: Asset-Based and Non-Asset-Based Third Party Logistics Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Program Pilot - Type: Notice - Agencies: Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Citation: 90 FR 52690 - Published: 2025-11-21 - Effective: 2025-12-01 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line CBP Opens Anti-Terror Trade Program to More Logistics Providers ## Summary Starting December 1, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is launching a pilot program letting both asset-based and non-asset-based third-party logistics providers join the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT). This program aims to boost port security and stop supply chain threats while helping trusted companies move cargo faster. The pilot will last up to five years and could change how logistics companies work with border security. ## Abstract This notice announces that the Department of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), plans to conduct a pilot for Asset-Based and Non-Asset-Based Third Party Logistics Providers to participate in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Program to determine whether allowing such entities to participate in CTPAT would enhance port security, combat terrorism, prevent supply chain security breaches, or otherwise meet the goals of CTPAT as provided for by Congress. This notice describes the purpose of the pilot, eligible participants, duration of the pilot, and pilot procedures. ## Effects PRIA read - 3PLs Eligible to Join CTPAT Pilot: benefit, medium. If you are a third-party logistics provider (3PL), starting December 1, 2025 CBP will run a pilot (up to five years) that allows both asset-based and non-asset-based 3PLs to participate in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) program to test whether expanded membership enhances s… - CTPAT Benefits for Certified 3PLs: benefit, high. Approved and certified 3PL pilot participants can receive CTPAT benefits such as reduced risk scores in the Automated Targeting System (ATS), reduced examinations of cargo, priority searches of cargo, and expedited release of cargo. Certified participants will be contacted within one year of certif… - Pilot Slots Limited to 10 per Type: cost, medium. The pilot will include ten asset-based 3PLs and ten non-asset-based 3PLs (20 total) and participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis; applicants not selected may be eligible later in the order their interest emails were received. - Eligibility Rules Firms Must Meet: cost, medium. To participate, a 3PL must be directly or indirectly involved in handling international cargo, may not allow subcontracting beyond a second party (no ‘‘double brokering’’), must be licensed or bonded by the Federal Maritime Commission, TSA, CBP, or DOT, must have no unpaid final debt to CBP at appl… - Non-Asset 3PLs Must Show Partner Compliance: cost, medium. Non-asset-based 3PLs in the pilot must address the CTPAT Minimum Security Criteria (MSC) in relation to their business partners and may not answer 'N/A' to MSC sections; they must show how partners understand and meet the criteria. ## Related documents - [2026-20650](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20650): Low-Value Shipments, 2026-10-08 - [2026-17390](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17390): Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Electronic Export Manifest for Rail Cargo, 2026-08-26 - [2026-12670](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12670): Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Merchandise Arriving Through All Modes Other Than the International Postal Network, 2026-06-24 - [2026-12669](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12669): Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process, 2026-06-24 - [2026-20228](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20228): Agency Information Collection Activities; Court-Ordered Refunds Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act Worksheet, 2026-10-05 - [2026-20229](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20229): Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection of Information; Client Representative Technical Assistance Portal (CR-TAP), 2026-10-02 ## Sources - [2025-20648 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/21/2025-20648/asset-based-and-non-asset-based-third-party-logistics-customs-trade-partnership-against-terrorism) - [2025-20648 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-21/pdf/2025-20648.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2025-20647, Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20647) - [Next: 2025-20649, Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20649) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20648 (as of 2026-06-08).