TIR System is an international customs transit system, the only transit system in which goods are transported from their country of origin to the destination country in sealed shipment packaging with recognition of customs control along the entire route.
The advantage of the TIR system is the minimization of administrative and financial obligations and customs duties, which in it are covered by an international guarantee.
Members of the TIR system
As of 2010, the system has 68 members, including the European Union. The list of countries that have signed the convention covers countries from four continents. Many other countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South America have shown interest in joining it.
The system operates in 58 countries, one country is in the accession process, and another three countries are in the negotiation period.
Advantages of the system for traders
- Security in transportation
- Reduced costs and delays in transporting goods
- Intermodality
- Facilitated transport for international trade with minimal interference in the transportation of goods
- Economic advantages for both companies and traders, as well as for whole countries
Advantages of the system for customs authorities
- Reduction of requirements for procedures for national transit
- Avoidance of the need for personnel and facilities for other physical checks in the countries through which goods transit, except for the inspection of seals and the external condition of the goods container, as well as the inspection of accompanying documents
- Protection of duties and charges that are guaranteed – for transport with the TIR system the guarantee is up to 50,000 US dollars, or 60,000 euros
- Reduction of the risk of presentation of customs authorities of inaccurate information, through the harmonized transit document – the TIR carnet.
- Minimal interference and delays by customs authorities
- Reduction of waiting periods at borders, especially for bilateral transport
- Simplified documentation
- Access to 58 countries
- Avoidance of the need for a guarantee for duties and charges at transit borders
- Small and medium transport operators gain competitive access to global markets, preserving their trading independence
Advantages of the system for international trade
- Encouraging international trade in a secure and controlled environment
- Significant savings in transport costs through reducing delays in transit
Carriers TIR
These documents are international transit documents, granting the right to transport goods across borders. They cover road and multimodal transport of goods between individual countries. Carnets are issued by the national guaranteeing association (association), which is authorized for this by the competent authorities of the respective country. They are booklets from which pages are torn when goods pass through successive customs offices.
One carnet can have at most 20 such pages, which allows transportation through up to 10 countries, including the country of origin and the destination country.
AskTIR
AskTIR is a system for managing TIR carnets from order to delivery of goods and then back to return them and the subsequent administrative procedures.
AskTIRweb
AskTIRweb is a web application, which is the successor to AskTIR. This is a mandatory system for managing TIR carnets for all new TIR associations before their admission.
Check the status and validity of TIR carnets
Checking TIR carnets, their real-time status and their validity at any time is performed through the system SafeTIR. For customs officers, the Real-Time SafeTIR system provides up-to-date information on the status and validity of the carnets.