The Consignment Security Declaration (CSD) provides regulators with an audit trail of how, when and by whom cargo has been secured along the supply chain.
Its objective is to meet ICAO requirements, ensuring that each consignment received by an aircraft operator or a regulated agent comes with documentation, either on the e-Air Waybill or on a separate declaration.
To avoid a plethora of different security declarations, IATA developed a standard CSD in cooperation with the industry and regulators.
In November 2015, the IATA e-CSD/CSD Resolution 651 (pdf) entered into force. It offers industry stakeholders and IATA carriers a universal standard, that provides consignment information in accordance with the requirements of ICAO Security Manual Doc. 8973 and the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 1998/20.
The e-CSD allows operators to exchange and archive security information electronically to warrant that only secure cargo is shipped. This electronic document can also be audited by regulators at any point in the supply-chain and printed from electronic records .
Since 2013, several countries have show their official support to e-CSD:
