The playbook · Edition 058

The free badge that became compulsory: selling CTPAT security-profile work into a queue CBP cannot clear

The step-by-step playbook behind CBP just made a free 20-hour form compulsory for 2,028 brokers by May.

What is inside

1. The one-page conclusion
2. Phase A · Standing it up
3. Phase B · The first broker
4. Phase C · The queue, and three clocks
5. Fees and who takes them
6. The rules that govern it
7. The engagement, end to end
8. Records and the diligence pack
9. Counterparties and dependencies
10. Who is responsible for what
11. Risk, gates, the long watch
12. The pre-assessment, in full
13. Cost, timeline, break-even
14. Launch checklist and the 30/60/90
15. Not yet verified
16. Sources