CMMC Compliance for Packaging and Crating Companies
Shipping documentation, export control data, and packaging specifications for defense materials contain controlled information requiring CMMC Level 2 protection.
Why Packaging Companies Need CMMC
Packaging and crating companies are the final link in the defense supply chain before sensitive materials reach their destination. You handle the protective packaging, shipping documentation, and export control compliance for critical defense components and systems. Every shipping manifest, packaging specification, and handling instruction you process contains controlled unclassified information that reveals the movement and characteristics of defense materials.
Your packaging specifications reveal the dimensions, weight, and fragility of defense components. Your shipping documentation shows destinations, quantities, and transportation methods. Your export control paperwork identifies technology transfer restrictions and international compliance requirements. This information could allow adversaries to track defense shipments, understand component characteristics, or identify export control vulnerabilities to exploit.
As the protectors and shippers of defense materials, packaging companies possess concentrated logistical intelligence about American defense capabilities and supply chains. CMMC Level 2 ensures that shipping documentation and packaging specifications remain protected from foreign actors seeking to intercept or track sensitive defense materials in transit.
Common Gaps We Find in Packaging Companies
Unprotected Shipping Documentation
Shipping manifests, bills of lading, and export documentation stored on packaging systems without proper encryption or access controls. Sensitive logistics information accessible to unauthorized personnel.
Exposed Package Specifications
Packaging drawings, handling instructions, and material specifications shared via email or stored on unsecured systems. Critical packaging details visible to unauthorized users.
Insecure Customer Communications
Shipping updates, tracking information, and delivery confirmations shared with defense contractors via unsecured channels. Transportation intelligence transmitted without proper protection.
Inadequate Export Control Protection
Export licensing documentation, technology control lists, and compliance records stored without proper access controls or secure handling procedures.
What a Gap Assessment Covers for Packaging Companies
Our assessment evaluates your facility against all 110 NIST SP 800-171 controls, with specialized focus on areas where packaging companies handle the most sensitive logistics information:
- ✓Shipping Documentation Systems: Protection of manifests, bills of lading, and transportation records in logistics management systems
- ✓Package Specification Protection: Secure handling of packaging drawings, material specifications, and handling instructions
- ✓Export Control Compliance: Encryption and access controls for export licensing, technology lists, and international shipping documentation
- ✓Customer Communication Security: Secure channels for sharing tracking information and delivery confirmations with defense contractors
- ✓Facility Access Controls: Physical security for packaging areas, shipping docks, and storage locations handling controlled materials
- ✓Personnel Security Management: Background checks and access controls for employees handling sensitive shipping and packaging information
Secure the Final Mile
Your shipping documentation and packaging specifications are controlled information critical to defense logistics. Ensure your operations maintain security and compliance with comprehensive CMMC protection.