Bolt Seals For Containers
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For many years bolt seals for containers have been the mainstay of container and trailer security.
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High Security Bolt Seals are not just for physical strength. Tampering is one of the biggest dangers which is why customers products needs protection. High security bolt seals are intended for higher security applications. Authorities want high security bolt seals as they can easily identify contaminated or stolen container.
Manufacturers have spent years improving high security bolt seals for the well-known container operators worldwide. They witnessed many tampering methods and came to realize that the main threat to the customer is hidden substitution. This is what they called lethal tampering. And as one company says: “nothing is better for security than retention of the keeper bars”.
Using high security bolts seals for containers is safer and more applicable in heavy duty sealing applications like shipping with truck and trailers, railcars and freight containers. Many companies offer different kinds of high security bolt seals. Bolt seals are more durable than other seals and are primarily used for securing shipping containers during long distance transit.
Some companies have developed and sell wide-ranging high security bolt seals. They qualify their bolt seals as high security seals and ISO 17712 and C TPAT compliant. Bolt seals are designed to be the safest and according to the customer’s needs.
There are many reasons why customers choose high security bolt seals for containers. Shipments that transport international borders require high security bolt seals. Bolt seals have serial numbers and offered in different colors. Customized bolt seals are more secured. The solid metal core head and a locking cylinder that is encased in shock proof plastic makes for a high level security seal and an efficient tamper deterrent.
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A new obligation for high security seals which is an international standard that specifies the minimum and acceptable physical strength parameters for high security bolt seals that can be used on marine containers. It requires values that must be met to be a compliant. There are tests that simulate a method of attack. In attaining or exceeding ISO 17712’s strength requirements, the bolt seals will be regarded as compliant and can be used on marine containers.
The United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) set up a requirement on October 15, 2008. This requires that a high security bolt seal be applied to ocean containers and trailers entering the United States. It is set out in the ISO/PAS 17712 2006 Mechanical Seals standards, which specifies that high security bolt seals must comply. Security seals have three categories, indicative seal, security seal and high security seals. The high security bolt seal is classified as a High Security Seal as it has passed the tests to ensure that is very hard to tamper with (in most cases it must be destroyed for the container, trailer, or rail car to be entered).
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection as well as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism mandated that all containers, truck trailers, and rail cars entering the United States must use high security bolt seals that comply under ISO/PAS 17712 criteria by an ISO/PAS 17025 accredited and certified laboratory.
Some security seal manufacturers have self-locking bolt seals for containers and also supply the bolt cutter which is needed to remove the high security bolt seal. The bolt seals can be plain steel or can come with the plastic covered head with various colors for easy accountability. Stock locks are printed and numbered but custom seals are available with 4 to 6 week lead times.