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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

TSA scraps inbound airfreight screening indefinitely

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration told the Airforwarders Association it would no longer require inbound air freight to be screened by the end of this year and that it does not have a new deadline for such procedures.

The announcement was made despite the October 2010 incident when explosive material was discovered in packages sent from Yemen to the U.S.

“TSA continues to work closely with our private-sector and international partners to further risk-based screening of international inbound air cargo on passenger and all-cargo aircraft,” said Kristin Lee, a TSA spokeswoman as reported by Bloomberg.

The TSA said it is working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the air cargo industry on a pilot program scrutinizes freight and shippers before packages are sent to the U.S. in order “to focus more intensive screening resources on cargo we know least about,” Lee told Bloomberg.

TSA said it would continue to require screening of all freight on flights departing U.S. airports and of all “high-risk” deliveries coming into the U.S Lee said.

For the full Bloomberg story: www.bloomberg.com