1. OAS Private Sector Forum
IRU’s 65 years of experience and expertise in facilitating and securing trade Best Practices and Technological Solutions for Security and Open and Transparent Governments
OAS Private Sector Forum
Guatemala City, 31 May 2013
Umberto de Pretto
IRU Secretary General

2. Facilitating and securing trade and international road transport since 1948!
2013: 170 Members in 74 countries
2013: 170 Members in 74 countries
1948: eight founder countries
…and 26 African Regional IRU Members in 22 countries

3. Global evolution of container volumes in ports
2010
2000
1990
1980
1971

4. Challenge:improve road transport to boost trade in the Americas!
Trade between countries of Latin America, excluding Mexico, only 5-6%
Regions that have benefitted from IRU’s +60 years of experience and expertise enjoy +70%
Road transport plays a vital role in boosting productivity and competitiveness of any economy

5. Main obstacles to international road transport
Main causes of waiting times at borders are well known:
«Inappropriate procedures and lack of mutual recognition»

6. IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (NELTI)
From September 2008 to date
Monitoring of over 200,000 border crossings
57% of transport time lost at border crossings!
38% of transport costs due to unofficial levies

7. Any penalty on road transport is an even greater penalty on the economy as a whole!
Source: Hague Consulting Group

8. Implement key UN facilitation instruments to allow road transport to drive trade!

9. Internationaux Routiers Managed by the IRU since 1949
Securing and facilitating trade and international road transport
Transports
Internationaux Routiers
Managed by the IRU since 1949 9

10. What is the TIR System?
A tried and tested, affordable facilitation instrument for international transport and trade
Multilateral
Multimodal (road-rail, road-maritime, road-air)
Global
Based on TIR Convention 1975 signed by 68 contracting parties 10

11. Geographical scope of the TIR Convention

12. TIR: Securing and facilitating international trade
Secure vehicle and containers
Approved and selected TIR operators
TIR Carnet:
Secure transit Declaration and proof of guarantee

13. TIR: Securing and facilitating international trade
Online monitoring and traceability of all TIR transport
Single window for TIR Electronic Pre-Declarations
TIR-EPD
Connecting Business and Customs to facilitate and secure international trade

14. TIR Convention and World Customs Organisation SAFE
Requirement
fulfilled by  

15. We want to see this …

16. ….instead of this by….