Editing Container Security Initiative (section)

{{Short description|Security program by the U.S. CBP}}
{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
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The '''Container Security Initiative''' ('''CSI''') was launched in 2002 by the U.S. [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Bureau of Customs and Border Protection]] (CBP), an agency of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CONTAINER SECURITY: MAJOR INITIATIVES AND RELATED INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS|url=https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/sdtetlb20041_en.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423144506/https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/sdtetlb20041_en.pdf |archive-date=23 April 2021 }}</ref> Its purpose was to increase security for container [[cargo]] shipped to the United States. As the CBP puts it, the intent is to "extend [the] zone of security outward so that American borders are the last line of defense, not the first."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Office|first=U. S. Government Accountability|title=Container Security: Expansion of Key Customs Programs Will Require Greater Attention to Critical Success Factors|url=https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-03-770|access-date=2021-04-23|website=gao.gov|language=en}}</ref>