1. IRU TIR Electronic Pre-Declaration

2. Page 2  New EU regulation 01.01.2009: TIR Electronic Pre-Declarations  New EU regulation 01.07.2009: EORI identification  Security: Advance Cargo Information (WCO Safe and EU regulations 01.01.2011) IRU TIR Electronic Pre-Declaration How to cope with these challenges while safeguarding TIR principles? (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

3. IRU TIR Electronic Pre-Declaration IRU TIR-EPD - TIR Single Window Concept - Interface in 19 languages - 19 Countries: Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Moldova, Georgia, Germany, France, Belgium - Under preparation (EU): The Netherlands, Greece, Italy … - Under preparation (non-EU): Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan … Enables: - Risk Assessment by Customs authorities - Acceleration of border crossing procedures - Security in international trade CustomsCustoms IE15 Data Validation OK TIR Customs Declaration Goods Released for Transit Holder Page 3(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

4. Ensure:  Non-discrimination on nationality, language and residence  No additional costs in international trade  Transparency and harmonisation through compliance with demands of international trade and border crossing facilitation tools IRU TIR Electronic Pre-Declaration A tool to accomplish the goals and meet the challenges Page 4(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

5. IRU TIR Electronic Pre-Declaration in operation NCTS/NATIONALNETWORKNCTS/NATIONALNETWORK PLANNED INTERNETINTERNET MANDATORY REQUIREMENT IN EU SINCE 1 JANUARY 2009 EDI file XML file All Contracting Parties BGR Customs CZE Customs EST Customs FIN Customs HUN Customs POL Customs SVN Customs SVK Customs ROM Customs LVA Customs LTU Customs.... OPERATIONAL Page 5(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

6. IRU TIR Electronic Pre-Declaration in use TIR transports entering or starting in EU by using IRU TIR-EPD are carried out free of charge and under complete control of the Holder TIR transports entering or starting in EU without using IRU TIR-EPD are subject to: Recourse to third parties at borders Recourse to third parties at borders Additional procedures at borders → waiting time Additional procedures at borders → waiting time Additional cost (up to 120 € per truck) Additional cost (up to 120 € per truck) Page 6(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

7. How to implement IRU TIR-EPD?  Secure & Dedicated connectivity: Secure & Encrypted VPN With The IRUSecure & Encrypted VPN With The IRU  TIR Pre-Declaration Web-Service: Web-Service IRU TIR-EPDWeb-Service IRU TIR-EPD  TIR Pre-Declaration Web Client: IRU TIR-EPD Web Client IRU TIR-EPDIRU TIR-EPD Web Client IRU TIR-EPD Page 7(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011