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July 2007
 
Sharp Global Partners, Ltd. is selected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to conduct C-TPAT Third Party Validations in China.
(New York, NY) Sharp Global Partners, Ltd. (SGP), a U.S. based security consultancy specializing in supply chain security and C-TPAT compliance announced today their selection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to conduct security validation inspections in China.
"We have successfully demonstrated to CBP that our comprehensive facility audit methodology, risk assessment expertise and security training programs throughout the China/Asia region are robust," stated Donna Sharp, President, Sharp Global Partners. More than 300 U.S. Importers who were previously certified but unable to become fully validated for C-TPAT benefits are now eligible to participate in this one year pilot program.
Sharp Global in cooperation with I-On Asia and a specialized team of supply chain inspectors will work throughout China to provide high quality security audits to clients. In the U.S. more than 7,000 companies are now members in the C-TPAT program and other customs administrations around the world are realizing the benefit of similar security initiatives.
Improving security across the supply chain produces benefits for a company beyond basic compliance - increased supply chain efficiency and velocity, reduced theft and loss, strengthened security procedures, safer work environments, improved organizational performance and enhanced brand identity are just a few of the improvements that are realized.
Sharp Global Partners, Ltd. headquartered in New York City is a woman-owned business. The principals of the firm have over 50 years of combined experience in domestic and international security, counter and anti-terrorism, law enforcement, crime prevention, global logistics, international trade and commerce, logistics technology, education and training.
I-OnAsia Ltd is headquartered in Hong Kong and has local offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Macau and Shenzhen. They employ a staff of 100 spread over various regions in China. I-OnAsia has 12 other offices worldwide and 3 regional offices in the United States, Australia and MENA (Middle East and North Africa). Other I-OnAsia: services include the discreet collection of commercial intelligence, risk assessments, background investigations; pre-transaction due diligence,surveillance, fraud investigations, and intellectual property infringement.
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