On 13 May, IATA, in collaboration with the Cargo Security Working Group (CSWG), hosted a Consignment Security Declaration (CSD) Workshop in Madrid to advance the ongoing CSD/e-CSD reform initiative. The event brought together 27 industry experts representing airlines, freight forwarders, postal operators, IATA representatives, and the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
The reform initiative seeks to address persistent challenges in the adoption and implementation of the CSD/e-CSD and IATA Resolution 651/Recommended Practice 1630. The goal is to establish a modernized, harmonized and streamlined mechanism for issuing and transferring security status across the secure supply chain.
The reform initiative is a complex, multistakeholder task that will require further industry-led engagement and consultation, and ultimate alignment with ICAO, UPU and key government regulators, with good progress made at the Madrid Workshop. To complement the reform priorities already established so far, several additional priorities and outcomes were identified to guide the next phase of the reform.
Due to the complexity and technical nature of the CSD/e-CSD, Reso 651 and RP 1630, these priorities will be grouped into thematic areas. Two subgroups have been formed to lead specific reform items. The main reform group with reconvene again in September to collate the sub-group recommendations and outcomes and progress the next reform phase.