(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012 ECO meeting on operationalising the TIR Convention in Afghanistan Herat, 24 February 2012

(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012 TIR IT Risk Management tools and ASYCUDA World/TIR Herat, 24 February 2012 Jean Acri Head Customs Affairs / Muratbek Azymbakiev Head TIR Relations Page 2

TIR IT tools PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS  Prevent fraud and increase security by allowing early detection  Transit Facilitation Enhance Risk ManagementEnhance Risk Management Reduce border crossing clearance timesReduce border crossing clearance times  MUTUAL BENEFITS for TIR Holders, Customs Authorities and Guarantee Chain Page 3 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

TIR is computerised Direct data transmission by Customs on each termination of a TIR operation if goods are unloaded or pass to a different Customs regime Dedicated software & database information available to Associations and Customs to manage TIR Carnets and permit on-line control of the status of each TIR Carnet Page 4 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

Implementation of the Annex 10 of the TIR Convention: RTS To enable the traceability of TIR Carnet To confirm at any time and in real-time the validity of the Customs stamp (at destination) on the TIR counterfoil (souche) To enable the traceability of TIR Carnet To confirm at any time and in real-time the validity of the Customs stamp (at destination) on the TIR counterfoil (souche) Real-Time SafeTIR (RTS) Page 5 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

SafeTIR IT Traceability of TIR Carnet IRUDatabase Real Time Capture & Transmission of SafeTIR data Page 6 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

CUTE- Wise TIR Carnet Lifecycle: Physical and electronic control Customs Holder IRU data base TIR Carnet Life Cycle Electronic TIR data Issuing Association Holder Driver SafeTIR IRU Storage Driver IRU Control & Archive TIR EPD Page 7 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

WCO SAFE and TIR Convention Overall Framework   Page 8 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

SafeTIR & TIR-EPD in ASYCUDA IRU – UNCTAD MOU IRU and UNCTAD signed a Memorandum of Understanding (27 April 2010) outlining areas of future cooperation between the two partner organisations ASYCUDA WORLD/TIR Page 9 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

SafeTIR & TIR-EPD in ASYCUDA IRU – UNCTAD MOU  Enhance ASYCUDA with:  Real-Time SafeTIR  TIR-EPD (TIR-Electronic Pre-Declaration)  Benefit to ASYCUDA countries  Implement the most modern and secure IT/TIR tools Page 10 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

Real-Time SafeTIR (RTS) Customs Annex 10 of the TIR Convention Basic information from Customs a. TIR Carnet reference number b. Date and record number in the customs ledger c. Name or number of Customs office of destination d. Date and reference number of the termination (if different from b) e. Partial or Final termination f. Termination with or without reservation g. Page number h. Other information or documents (optional) (optional) IRUDatabase CUTE-WiseCUTE-Wise SafeTIR Control System for TIR Carnets : Associations ASYCUDA WORLD / TIRASYCUDA WORLD / TIR AskTIRAskTIR CustomsAuthorities Page 11 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

IRU TIR Electronic Pre- Declaration IRU TIR-EPD -Submission of advanced cargo information -Free of charge for TIR Holders -TIR Single Window Concept -Interface in more than 10 languages -Operational in 11 Countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia -Under preparation (EU): France, Greece, Italy, Germany, Spain (non-EU): Serbia, Belarus, Turkey, Ukraine, … Enables: -Risk Assessment by Customs authorities -Acceleration of border crossing procedures -Security in international trade CustomsCustoms IE1 5 DataIE1 5 Data Validation OKValidation OK TIR Customs DeclarationTIR Customs Declaration Goods Released for TransitGoods Released for Transit Holde rHolde r Page 12 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

ASYCUDA WORLD - TIR EPD - RTS operational  The TIR Carnet holder sends an EPD to the Customs office of entry/departure  If the electronic data is processed correctly by the Customs system, a “green light” is sent to the TIR holder  The holder presents the TIR Carnet at the Customs and the information contained in the TIR Carnet is compared with the Electronic data  The TIR transport is released for transit  The holder presents the TIR carnet at the Customs office of Exit/Destination  At the Customs office of destination, the SafeTIR information is created and sent  The Association can check the SafeTIR information in AskTIR Page 13 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

IRU TIR-EPD Example From Uzbekistan into Afghanistan (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012 TIR transport operation from Navoiy to Kabul via the customs office of TermizTIR transport operation from Navoiy to Kabul via the customs office of Termiz 1 TIR Carnet1 TIR Carnet 1 TIR Electronic pre- declaration1 TIR Electronic pre- declaration Custom office of entry is in TermizCustom office of entry is in Termiz Custom office of destination is in KabulCustom office of destination is in Kabul Page 14

IRU TIR-EPD Example From Afghanistan into Uzbekistan (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012 TIR transport operation from Kabul to Navoiy via the customs office of TermizTIR transport operation from Kabul to Navoiy via the customs office of Termiz 1 TIR Carnet1 TIR Carnet 1 TIR Electronic pre- declaration1 TIR Electronic pre- declaration Custom office of departure is in KabulCustom office of departure is in Kabul Custom office of exit is in TermizCustom office of exit is in Termiz Page 15

SafeTIR RTS / TIR-EPD IT Requirements  Customs: ASYCUDA World/TIR fully implementedASYCUDA World/TIR fully implemented Secure & Encrypted VPN with the IRUSecure & Encrypted VPN with the IRU  Holder: Internet connectionInternet connection  Association: AskTIR fully implementedAskTIR fully implemented Secure & Encrypted VPN with the IRUSecure & Encrypted VPN with the IRU Page 16 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

Steps to implement Real-Time SafeTIR at Afghan customs 1/2   Secure & Dedicated connectivity: Secure & Encrypted VPN With The IRU   Test ASYCUDA World/TIR functions with IRU: SafeTIR Upload: - - Customs Post Central Web Client IRU WSST SafeTIR Query: - - Customs Post Central Web Client IRU TCHQ SafeTIR Reconciliation: - - Central Web Client IRU WSRQ IRU WSRE (coming soon) Page 17 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

Steps to implement Real-Time SafeTIR at Afghan customs 2/2   Test ASYCUDA World/TIR functions with IRU: TIR Pre Declaration Web-Service: - - Web-Service IRU TIR-EPD TIR Pre-Declaration Web Client: - - IRU TIR-EPD Web Client IRU TIR-EPD Page 18 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

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