TIR Convention, International road transport

Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of the TIR Carnets

Introduction to the TIR Convention
The role of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) in the TIR Convention
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of the TIR Carnets
How to fill in a TIR Carnet
The Convention Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods and the TIR Convention

Sample - TIR Convention, International road transport
TIR Convention, Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods, Cover TIR Carnets

E-learning Courses, Diplomas (Global Business, Foreign Trade)

The Subject “Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of the TIR Carnets” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Courses: Road transport, Multimodal transport, Transport and Logistics in Africa.

Road Transport

Diplomas: Foreign Trade, International Transport.

Diploma in International Transport

Masters: International Transport, Transport and Logistics in Africa.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB)

Doctorate: Global Logistics.

Doctorate in International Business (DIB) Online

Languages: Masters, Doctorate, International Business, English Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish Convenio TIR Study Doctorate in International Business in French Convention TIR Masters Foreign Trade in Portuguese Convenção TIR.

Area of Knowledge: Foreign Trade - Incoterms.

Trade Facilitation Programs. TFA Agreement

The TIR Convention (Transports Internationaux Routiers, in French) allows transporting goods through several countries (transit country) through the containers or cargo compartments previously sealed and controlled by customs with a single document (TIR Carnet).

The TIR Convention is practically global.

The main advantages of the TIR Convention are:

Customs, documentary or inspection procedures reduction, which implies significant savings in time (up to 38%) and costs (up to 80%), both for the carriers, customs and therefore for the end customer
It is estimated that 34,000 logistics companies use the TIR system
Number of countries adhering to the TIR Convention: 70
The TIR is carried out with a single document: the TIR Carnet
Allows the electronic tracking
Restricted to the TIR Authorized Consignors and Consignees
Insurance: maximum protection of € 100,000 for each logistics operation
TIR Identification: blue square lorry plate

The TIR Convention was created by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) in 1949

1975: new TIR Convention (adapted for the intermodal transport)

International

Member countries of the TIR Convention: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, the EU, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Morocco, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK, the United States, Uzbekistan, Uruguay.

Sample:
International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. Economic Commission for Europe

The BIC Code (International Identification Codes of Container Owners) is accepted in the TIR Convention

Containers and international transport. Customs Convention on Containers. BIC Code. Intermodal Transport

Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road, China-Europe)

New Silk Road.

Trans-European Transport Corridors

Trans-European Transport Corridors.