Computerisation of TIR Dushanbe, 19 May 2015
The TIR System is hosted in the most secure hosting facilities in Switzerland IRU systems are hosted in two highly secure Swisscom data centers Located in Bern in the heart of Switzerland 24/7 monitoring and operations Guaranteed business continuity Green IT 2
TIR is computerized and includes risks management systems customs Customs UNECE ITDB Web Services Customs Portal IRU ITDB TIR DB TIR TIR TIR TIR TIR holders TIR associations TIR associations TIR associations 3
Real-Time SafeTIR Key Features & Benefits Real-Time SafeTIR (RTS) Starting from 1990s: geopolitical changes with high increase in trade volumes and in TIR transport risk increase for TIR guarantee chain. October 1995: Administrative Committee for the TIR Convention adopted a Recommendation which set out an electronic control system for TIR Carnets. August 2006: this control system SafeTIR, was included in the TIR Convention as Annex 10. Secure real-time guarantee check SafeTIR data transmission Data reconciliation 20 connected countries 4
RTS geographic coverage 20 RTS countries I R E L A N D U N I T E D K I N G D O M F I N L A N D N O R W A Y S W E D E N E S T O N I A R U S S I A N F E D E R A T I O N D E N M A R K L A T V I A L I T H U A N I A Russian Fed. B E L A R U S NETHERLANDS P O L A N D G E R M A N Y L U X. C Z E C H R E P U B L I C U K R A I N E K A Z A K H S T A N 1. Azerbaijan 2. Belarus 3. Belgium 4. Bosnia and Herzegovina 5. Bulgaria 6. Georgia 7. Iran 8. Kyrgyzstan 9. Kazakhstan 10.Latvia 11.Macedonia 12.Moldova 13.Morocco 14.Russia 15.Serbia 16.Turkey 17.Ukraine 18.Uzbekistan 19.Finland 20.France F R A N C E PORTUGAL S P A I N S W I T Z E R L A N D A U S T R I A I T A L Y C R O A T I A H U N G A R Y BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA SERBIA ALBANIA MKD G R E E C E R O M A N I A B U L G A R I A CYPRUS T U R K E Y L E B A N O N S Y R I A N A R A B R E P U B L I C G E O R G I A ARMENIA A Z E R B A I J A N I R A N T U R K M E N I S T A N U Z B E K I S T A N A F G H A N I S T A N T A J I K I S T A N K I R G I S T A N In implementation: Poland Italy Next priorities: Armenia Tajikistan P E O P L E S R E P U B L I C O F C H I N A M O R O C C O T U N I S I A I S R A E L J O R D A N 5
RTS in the region Safe TIR 2.0 days 0 days 3.8 days 0.3 days 2.7 days 21.8 days 40.7 days 2.1 day 0.3 days Negotiation stage: Tajikistan Turkmenistan RTS countries 6
TIR Customs Portal Key Features & Benefits TIR Customs Portal https://tircustomsportal.iru.org/ Accessible by all customs officers via the internet from anywhere in the world Fallback solution to Real-Time SafeTIR Up-to-date guarantee status Consultation of TIR guarantee information Submission of SafeTIR data 7
Advantages of Real-Time SafeTIR Automatic check of TIR carnet validity Reduced resource intensive activities Faster TIR-related customs operations Enhanced cargo throughput performance at borders Prompt reaction to irregularities occurred Enhanced safety and security 8
IRU TIR-EPD - a tool for submitting advance information on goods Advance declaration is mandatory EU from 2009 Customs Union (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia) Ukraine (transport data to be submitted electronically) Iran Expected soon in Turkey TIR- EPD satisfies the requirements of all Customs Authorities, connected to TIR-EPD 9
TIR-EPD: geographic scope 31 TIR-EPD countries present: -- 98% of all issued TIR Carnets -- 95% of all TIR terminations N O R W A Y F I N L A N D S W E D E N E S T O N I A D E N M A R K L A T V I A R U S S I A N F E D E R A T I O N L I T H U A N I A Russian Fed. U N I T E D I R E L A N D B E L A R U S K I N G D O M NETHERLANDS P O L A N D G E R M A N Y L U X. C Z E C H R E P U B L I C U K R A I N E K A Z A K H S T A N F R A N C E S W I T Z E R L A N D A U S T R I A C R O A T I A H U N G A R Y BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA SERBIA R O M A N I A SERBIA B U L G A R I A G E O R G I A S P A I N I T A L Y ALBANIA MKD ARMENIA A Z E R B A I J A N U Z B E K I S T A N K I R G I S T A N PORTUGAL G R E E C E T U R K E Y T U R K M E N I S T A N T A J I K I S T A N P E O P L E S R E P U B L I C O F C H I N A CYPRUS S Y R I A N A R A B R E P U B L I C I R A N A F G H A N I S T A N L E B A N O N M O R O C C O T U N I S I A I S R A E L J O R D A N 10
TIR-EPD in the region TIR- EPD Negotiation stage: Tajikistan Turkmenistan TIR-EPD countries 11
TIR-EPD vs TIR Carnet Data received by customs: - HS codes - Goods description - Weight - Package type and quantity - Itinerary - Vehicle details - Driver s details - Cost of goods Etc. TIR-EPD = TIR Carnet + additional information (in compliance with all national requirements) 12
TIR-EPD advantages for Customs No need of manual data entry Automatic validity check against IRU database Only authorised TIR Holders can submit information on only valid TIR Carnets Identical information is sent to all countries Possibility to take into account all customs requirements Advance declaration Advance risk analysis in line with WCO SAFE Framework of Standards 13
TIR-EPD advantages for transport operators Free of charge no need of brokers services Confidentiality no access to company s information by a 3 rd party Only with TIR-EPD: advance information is sent in one click to all countries of itinerary Only with TIR-EPD: user interface in national languages Accessible via Internet from any place Faster and simpler customs procedures at the border Saving time and money Higher competitiveness for a company 14
etir pilot: MoU signed with UNECE on 24 March 2015, final technical work ongoing with Iran and Turkey 15
Ready to go live @IRU TIR Holder: Order an eguarantee online Association: Approve and issue the eguarantee TIR Holder: Pre-declare the transport and GO! 16 16
TIR-EPD: user-friendly interface for operators https://tirepd.iru.org/ https://demo-tirepd.iru.org/ 17
Before arrival of the Truck to Customs: data registration IRU Customs of Entry Country A Customs System Customs of Destination Holder fills in Electronic Advanced Cargo information and provides it to Customs (EPD015) Customs confirm the receipt of the electronic data (EPD928) Customs allocate the Transportation Reference Number (EPD028) Holder Risk assessment and decision is made! 18
At Customs of departure / entry: Release for transit IRU Customs of Entry Country A Customs System Customs of Destination Holder presents documents and preinformation reference number to Customs Officer Automatically Customs system checks the status of the TIR Carnet (RTS TCHQ) Customs validates electronic data against paper based documents Goods are released for transit (EPD029) 19
At Customs Office of Destination: SafeTIR data transmission IRU Customs of Entry Country A Customs System Customs of Destination Electronic data becomes available in the Customs Office of destination Holder presents the documents to Customs Officer Customs checks the status of the TIR Carnet in Real - Time (RTS TCHQ) Upon completion of the customs clearance procedures the TIR Carnet (RTS WSST) termination record is transmitted to the IRU Discharge record is transmitted to the IRU (EPD045) 20
RTS/TIR-EPD implementation Hardware Software Internet access HR requirements Time required IRU support No additional hardware required SafeTIR Client TIR-EPD Data Exchange System High speed internet connection 1 or 2 IT experts 1 to 3 months Technical support and assistance; consulting and source code examples 21
Green Lanes with TIR-EPD without Green Lane with Green Lane Green Lane withtir-epd means: Selectivity of customs control based on advance risk assessment Facilitated and faster procedure for reliable transport. TIR-EPD Green Window Ak-Tilek, Kyrgyzstan 22
TRANSPark: going mobile! Available: In 50 countries In 9 languages Featuring: Safe parking locations Driver community News flash Coming soon: - Low emission zones - Fuel stations - and more 23