1. eTIR Project and eTIR Pilots
Artur Bouten
UNECE - Transport division - TIR Secretariat
ECO Conference, Tehran
26 October 2014

2. Overview History The current system eTIR computerization status
eTIR project
eTIR Pilots
Future developments

3. The current system
Transport
Operator
Customs
Guarantee
Chain

4. Objective: The eTIR system
Private
Public
B2C
Transport
Operator
Customs
C2B
B2B
C2C
B2C
Guarantee
Chain
eTIR International system
C2B

5. TIR computerization status
TIR-EPD
Transport sector
Other Customs administrations
Guarantee chain
ITDBonline
SafeTIR
Register of stamps and seals
Customs e
National Declaration Mechanism (Single Windows)
TIR operations management

6. The eTIR project Analyse the current process
Identify the future requirements
Split the current document in messages
Identify relevant existing standards
Different message types
B2C and C2B (e.g. declaration and response)
C2C
eTIR Reference model, including activity diagrams, data model and XML schemas available at etir.unece.org

7. Use of relevant standards
WCO Data model
WCO Data elements
UNTDED
Core Components
UN/EDIFACT
XML
Code lists: UNECE, ISO,.. …

8. Future developments Revision of the TIR Convention
Finalization of the technical analysis
Development of the required IT systems at the international and national level
Various eTIR pilot projects
UNDA project : C2C transit information exchange

9. eTIR pilot high-level architecture
Customs
Customs
Customs e
UNECE
ITDB
Web
Services
TIR guarantee & transport DB
ITDB
IRU
TIR DB
TIR holders
TIR associations
TIR holders
TIR associations
TIR holders
TIR associations

10. Progressive transition
Transition towards the full eTIR
Pilot
Progressive transition
Full eTIR
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5 …
# of countries 2
Progressive geographical expansion
All
# of customs offices 4
# of operators
Max # of loading and unloading
4 (maybe more)
eTIR message standard
 partial 
Use of any declaration mechanism
 EPD only
Fully functional eTIR international
system
 light
Schedule (months) 3 6

11. TIR guarantee & transport DB
eTIR longer-term high-level architecture
Customs
Customs
Customs
UNECE
IRU e
TIR DB
TIR guarantee & transport DB
ITDB
Web
Services
ITDB
TIR holders
TIR associations
TIR holders
TIR associations
TIR holders
TIR associations

12. 8-14, Avenue de la Paix CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland
Contacts
UNECE TIR SECRETARIAT
Transport Division
8-14, Avenue de la Paix CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland
Phone:
Fax:
Web: etir.unece.org