FACILITATION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSIT WITH IT RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS Tehran, 26 October 2014 Nazife BULUT Insurance Legal Affairs

2 Computerisation of TIR System by IRU Customs authorities TIR associations TIR carnet holders TIR Customs portal

3 Real-Time SafeTIR: objectives Automation of SafeTIR procedures: TIR Carnet status control Instant transmission of SafeTIR data SafeTIR data reconciliation Simplification and higher safety of customs procedures for the facilitation of international trade 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.

4 RTS – geographic coverage E S T O N I A L A T V I A L I T H U A N I A B E L A R U S P O L A N D S L O V A K I A U K R A I N E M O L D O V A R O M A N I A H U N G A R Y B U L G A R I A T U R K E Y G R E E C E A Z E R B A I J A N G E O R G I A ARMENIA T U R K M E N I S T A N U Z B E K I S T A N T A J I K I S T A N K I R G I S T A N K A Z A K H S T A N R U S S I A N F E D E R A T I O N F I N L A N D Russian Fed. A F G H A N I S T A N I R A N S Y R I A N A R A B P E O P L E ‘ S R E P U B L I C O F C H I N A CYPRUS A Z E R B. S W E D E N N O R W A Y D E N M A R K G E R M A N Y NETHERLANDS B E L G I U M U N I T E D I R E L A N D S P A I N PORTUGAL I T A L Y S W I T Z E R L A N D A U S T R I A K I N G D O M L UX. SLOVENIA C R O A T I A BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA ALBANIA MKD F R A N C E M O R O C C O T U N I S I A C Z E C H R E P U B L I C R E P U B L I C L E B A N O N I S R A E L J O R D A N SERBIA 18 RTS countries 1.Azerbaijan 2.Belgium 3.Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.Bulgaria 5.Georgia 6.Kyrgyzstan 7.Kazakhstan 8.Latvia 9.Macedonia 10.Moldova 11.Morocco 12.Russia 13.Serbia 14.Turkey 15.Ukraine 16.Uzbekistan 17.Finland 18.France In implementation: Belarus Iran Next priorities: Turkmenistan Tajikistan 18 RTS countries 1.Azerbaijan 2.Belgium 3.Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.Bulgaria 5.Georgia 6.Kyrgyzstan 7.Kazakhstan 8.Latvia 9.Macedonia 10.Moldova 11.Morocco 12.Russia 13.Serbia 14.Turkey 15.Ukraine 16.Uzbekistan 17.Finland 18.France In implementation: Belarus Iran Next priorities: Turkmenistan Tajikistan

5 RTS in ECO countries Safe TIR 6.6 days 0 days 4.3 days 0.3 days 2.4 days days 1 day 53 days 0.5 days Negotiation stage: Tajikistan Turkmenistan Negotiation stage: Tajikistan Turkmenistan RTS countries

6 IRU TIR-EPD - a tool for submitting advance information on goods Mandatory submission of electronic advance information in European Union since 2009 Mandatory submission of electronic advance information in the Customs Union (Belarus/Russia/Kazakhstan) since 2012 Mandatory submission of electronic information in Ukraine since 2013 Submission of advance information in countries, where it is not mandatory, facilitates and secures border crossing TIR- EPD satisfies the requirements of all Customs Authorities, connected to TIR-EPD Mandatory submission of electronic advance information in Iran (Bazargan) since 2014

7 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

8 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

9 TIR-EPD: geographic scope In final implementation stage: Iran Greece Italy Kyrgyzstan SERBIA 27 TIR-EPD countries present: -- 96% of all issued TIR Carnets -- 91% of all TIR terminations

10 TIR-EPD in ECO countries TIR- EPD Negotiation stage: Tajikistan Turkmenistan Negotiation stage: Tajikistan Turkmenistan TIR-EPD countries

11 TIR EPD Green Lane in Kapıkule, Turkey From 1 November 2012 Data keying decreased from 5-6 min to 2-3 min: ~50% time saved Implementation cost: EUR 1000