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The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) have signed a mutual recognition arrangement concerning the supply chain security program of their designated representatives. The designated representatives responsible for implementing this arrangement are:
- For AIT, the designated representative is the United States Department of Homeland Security through U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
- TECRO, the designated representative is the Directorate General of Customs, Taiwan Ministry of Finance.
Under this AIT/TECRO Arrangement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Commissioner David V. Aguilar and Taiwan Ministry of Finance Deputy Minister Ding-Fang Huang agreed to mutual standards in Taiwan’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program and the U.S.’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program here today.
The arrangement recognizes the compatibility between the Taiwan and U.S. cargo security programs and acknowledges that Directorate General of Customs, Taiwan Ministry of Finance and CBP will accept the security status of members of the other program.
