TIR-EPD Green Lanes an innovative tool to reduce border waiting times in the framework of regional cooperation between ECO, BSEC and LAS regions TIR-EPD.

TIR-EPD Green Lanes

an innovative tool to reduce border waiting times in the framework of

regional cooperation between ECO, BSEC and LAS regions

Marek RetelskiHead – TIR Department

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

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This is the IRU

Transports Internationaux Routiers

Managed by the IRU since 1949

Securing and facilitating trade and international road transport


What is the TIR System?

Only truly global multilateral facilitation instrument for international transport and trade

Based on TIR Convention of 1975 Currently signed by 68 contracting parties around

the world, with the possibility to be implemented multi-modally (road-rail, road-maritime, road-air)

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Geographical scope of the TIR Convention

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Evolution of issuance worldwide


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IRU TIR IT Related Risk Management Tools


TIR-IT tools developed by IRU to secure the TIR system

True private-public partnership with national authorities to reinforce the security of the TIR system and to gradually computerize all processes

Tremendous progress has been achieved over the past years. Today all information related to a TIR transport :

1. can be sent in advance via internet by the operator directly to the customs with the TIR-EPD IT application

2. can be consulted online by customs with the CuteWise IT application

3. is sent in real-time to the IRU after due termination of the TIR transport with the RTS IT software

THESE IT TOOLS ARE DEVELOPPED AND FINANCED BY THE IRU TO MINIMISE THE RISK OF TIR IRREGULARITIES AND TO FACILITATE BORDER-CROSSING PROCEDURES


TIR-EPD : Background

Today despite requirements for advance cargo information and risk assessment border crossing procedures

• Un-adapted

• Result in long waiting times

• Additional transport costs

• Negative effects on security

Therefore, the IRU has developed TIR-EPD based solution to increase efficiency of customs procedures at the border

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Electronic advance cargo infosubmission single window concept

Benefits: TIR-EPD facilitates pre-

arrival risk analysis and makes

border crossings simpler, more

secure and faster

TIR-EPD

National Customs System

Country A


Country B


NCTS

Customs authorities confirm

reception of the message,

validate the guarantee and

release the cargo

2TIR holders submit

free-of-charge electronic

pre-declarations to Customs

authorities in different

countries

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TIR-EPD vs TIR Carnet

TIR-EPD = TIR Carnet + any additional data required by national customs for security purposes – no more need for customs to key-in data manually


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TIR-EPD Geographic Extension as per November 2012

Now 23 countries in operation

3 countries in pilots/ready to go live:

Italy

Kazakhstan

Macedonia

10 countries in the pipeline:

Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan

Iran

Greece

Netherlands

Croatia

Spain

Morocco

Azerbaijan

Albania

SERBIA

23 TIR-EPD operational countries represent- - 93% of TIR Carnets issued- - 89% of TIR termination


General TIR-EPD Statistics


• From 1 Jan 2012 to 31 October 2012 in total more than 350’000 TIR-EPD’s were sent.

• This means the economy of

- 15 million EUR saved for pre-declaration broker fees

- Huge time saved at border-crossing points

•This also means a 230% increase in TIR-EPD usage in 2012 compared to 2011.

TIR-EPD Weekly Submission Growth Rate


TIR-EPD’s sent per month

TIR-EPD weekly submission dynamics 28.05.2012-30.09.2012

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TIR-EPD Developments in BSEC region


TIR-EPD is currently operational in 8 countries out of 12 Member States of BSEC

Country

Total number of TIR-EPDs submitted by hauliers of the

following BSEC countries in 2012

% of total number of TIR-EPDs submitted globally in

2012

Russian Federation 39,984 20.75%Turkey 39,936 20.72%Ukraine 17,838 9.26%Serbia 9,847 5.11%Moldova 5,304 2.75%Bulgaria 1,452 0.75%Romania 659 0.34%Azerbaijan 114 0.06%Albania 0 0%Armenia 0 0%Georgia 0 0%Greece 0 0%

TIR- EPD Green Lanes Background

TIR as a transit customs systems aims at facilitating international road transport under customs control

Legal obligation of providing transit (TIR) data electronically was introduced to allow advanced Risk Assessment by customs, and therefore further trade facilitation

IRU developed free of charge TIR-EPD to allow TIR Carnet Holders to continue to benefit from TIR facilitation


TIR-EPD Green lanes to further promote secure trade

Background of the IRU initiative:

WCO SAFE Framework: advance cargo information

EU legislation:• Transit Customs data must be sent electronically (NCTS)• Security declarations must be sent electronically

(ENS-EXS-NCTS)

Euro-Asian Customs Union: • Transit Customs declarations must be sent electronically

National legislation (68 Contracting Parties):• National requirements and Portals


TIR-EPD Green Lanes

Dedicated lanes on both sides of the border : no new infrastructure needed

Required cargo and transit data transmitted through IRU TIR-EPD application:

• Prior to truck arrival • By Identified operator (TIR Carnet

Holder)• Data complies with customs

requirements


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TIR-EPD Green Lanes

Advance risk assessment performed by customs based on TIR-EPD data received in advance

Customs controls are applied based on the level of risk assessed

TIR-EPD Green Lanes benefit all transit traffic at a particular border crossing point


TIR-EPD Green Lanes Benefits

Increased and more efficient use of already deployed IRU-

TIR EPD

More effective and reliable customs controls based on

complete information received from authorized and trusted

road carriers (TIR Carnet Holders)

Security of transit through enhanced focus on “high-risk”

consignments

Efficient allocation of customs resources


TIR-EPD Green Lanes Benefits

Streamlined procedures and effective traffic organization

within border crossing points

Further reduction of time spent in the customs control area

Full compliance with existing legal framework

Improved partnership between road transport operators and

customs authorities


Turkey : TIR-EPD green lanes implementation started


TIR-EPD Green Lanes developments

- Turkey: project development starting as from 1 November 2012

- Serbia, FYROM : project under development

- Belarus, Bulgaria, Iran : discussions ongoing with competent authorities

- IRU is ready to assist States in the implementation of the IRU risk management tools (TIR-EPD/RTS) and in realization of the TIR-EPD Green Lanes project at main border-crossing points.


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