What TIR Convention 1975 - Customs Transit by Road (TIR Carnet System) requires
The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention 1975, UNTS Vol. 1079 No. 16515) is the cornerstone of international customs transit by road. It allows sealed road vehicles and containers to cross borders of 77 Contracting Parties (including EU as bloc) without customs examination at intermediate customs offices, using a TIR carnet issued by an IRU-authorised national guaranteeing association. Art 4 prohibits intermediate customs examination of goods when seals are intact. The guaranteeing chain (Art 8) limits each national association's liability to EUR 100,000 per TIR carnet per customs office. Mandatory TIR-EPD (Electronic Pre-Declaration) has applied since 2019 for all TIR operations, requiring advance electronic lodgment before departure. Art 38 allows Contracting Parties to temporarily suspend TIR rights for operators who violate the Convention. The EU implements TIR alongside its New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) under Union Customs Code Regulation 952/2013 Arts 233-238. Dangerous goods under ADR may be transported under TIR cover with combined documentation.
Pillar: Logistics & Supply Chain · Authority: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) - Depositary · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI-B-7&chapter=11&clang=_en
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- UNTS Vol. 1079 No. 16515; signed Geneva 14 November 1975; entered into force 20 March 1978; 77 Contracting Parties including EU as of 2024; Articles 1-13 (general provisions), 14-21 (carnet procedures), 22-32 (customs examination), 33-40 (miscellaneous provisions), Annex 1 (TIR carnet), Annex 6 (vehicle approval) — Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention 1975)
- UNECE consolidated text of TIR Convention 1975 as amended; includes all amendments adopted by UNECE Administrative Committee through 2009; Annex 6 vehicle/container approval conditions; Annex 7 conditions for approval of containers — UNECE TIR Convention - Full Text (2009 consolidated edition)
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