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- IRU Contribution to further secure and facilitate trade in the
Silk Road region through TIR Batumi, Georgia, 27 October 2011
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- The IRU and our actions in the Silk Road region Page 2 (c)
International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- This is the IRU Page 3 (c) International Road Transport Union
(IRU) 2011
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- UKUKSwitzerlandSwitzerland Evolution of IRU Membership Created
1948 National Associations from 8 founding countries
BelgiumBelgiumDenmarkDenmarkFranceFranceNetherlandsNetherlands
NorwayNorwaySwedenSweden 2011 180 Members 74 Countries
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- IRU Priority Issues Page 5 (c) International Road Transport
Union (IRU) 2011 Sustainable Development InnovationInnovation
IncentivesIncentives InfrastructureInfrastructure Facilitation
TradeTrade TourismTourism Road TransportRoad Transport Facilitate
border crossing through efficient customs transit systems &
modern control toolsFacilitate border crossing through efficient
customs transit systems & modern control tools
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- What is Globalisation? Source: IRU Road Transport has become a
vital production tool! What does it take to have a cup of coffee in
a caf? The combined efforts of 29 companies in 18 countries Page 6
(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- Globalisation and its Impact: Ports are saturated Sea transport
Land transport Key: to US West Coast Saturated Page 7 (c)
International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- Evolution of sea containers in ports in 1971 Global Container
Volumes 1971 Page 8 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU)
2011
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- Evolution of sea containers in ports in 1980 Global Container
Volumes 1980 Page 9 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU)
2011
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- Evolution of sea containers in ports in 1990 Global Container
Volumes 1990 Page 10 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU)
2011
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- Evolution of sea containers in ports in 2000 Global Container
Volumes 2000 Page 11 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU)
2011
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- Evolution of sea containers in ports in 2010 Global Container
Volumes 2010 Page 12 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU)
2011
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- If the Silk Road worked for Marco Polo then, why shouldnt it
work for trade and transport today? Silk Road revitalisation Page
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- Interconnecting all the businesses along the reopened Silk Road
Sea transport Land transport Key: to US West Coast To East Coast
Saturated SaturatedSaturated To Black Sea Diesel fuel = 30
cents/litre Labour costs = $200/month To US East Coast Page 14 (c)
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- Interconnecting all the businesses along the reopened Silk Road
Sea transport Land transport Key: to US West Coast To East Coast
Saturated To US East Coast To Black Sea To Mid East To EU To CIS
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- Beijing-Brussels Caravan 2004 Beijing Brussels Page 16 (c)
International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- Black Sea Ring Highway Truck Caravan 2007 The Caravan was
initiated with the aim of promoting the future BSEC Ring Highway
and identifying the physical road conditions and the non-physical
barriers to road transport. Page 17 (c) International Road
Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- IRU-ECO Silk Road Truck Caravan 2010 Driving Progress from
Islamabad to Istanbul Supported by 7 ECO member countries
Monitoring the ECO Transit Transport Framework Agreement ECO
Secretary General, Mohammad Yahya P. Maroofi Page 18 (c)
International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- Road Freight Transport: Interconnecting every business and
every transport mode between Europe and Asia Focus on the Caucasus
Page 19 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- The TIR System Page 20 (c) International Road Transport Union
(IRU) 2011
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- The TIR System The best multilateral facilitation and security
instrument for international transport and trade. Based on TIR
Convention of 1975. Provides world-wide coverage. Page 21 (c)
International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- TIR Geographical Scope 68 13 In Negotiation Process Contracting
Parties Page 22 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU)
2011
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- TIR is multi-modal TIR is multi-modal - road, rail, maritime,
waterways and air transport so long as one part of the journey is
by road. Page 23 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU)
2011
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- TIR Convention SafeTIR & IRU TIR-EPD Mutual Recognition of
Customs Controls Controlled Access International Chain of Guarantee
Secure vehicles and containers TIR Carnet Pillars of the TIR System
Page 24 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- TIR meets WCO SAFE requirements for Advance Cargo Information
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- The four core elements of WCO SAFE are: Provision of Advanced
Cargo Information Pre- departure examination 1 Mutual recognition
& Controlled Access 2 3 Risk Management to security and safety
4 Benefits For Trade Communication Platform between AEO &
Authorities Risk Management in TIR Convention (e.g. Annex 10) 3 4
Electronic Pre- declaration 2 1 Page 26 (c) International Road
Transport Union (IRU) 2011 WCO SAFE and AEO requirements can be
fully satisfied by TIR
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- Secure Trade Facilitation Facilitation = Page 27 (c)
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- Key IRU IT instruments and their benefits to Customs and Trade
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Business and Customs for facilitating and securing international
trade Page 29 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU)
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- Electronic Advance Cargo Info IRU TIR-EPD Single Window Concept
Benefits: this exchange of advance information facilitates
pre-arrival risk analysis and makes border crossings simpler, more
secure and faster. Page 30 (c) International Road Transport Union
(IRU) 2011 Customs authorities confirm reception of the message,
validate the guarantee and release the cargo for transit. 2 Traders
& Carriers submit free-of-charge electronic pre-declarations to
Customs authorities in different countries 1
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- TIR IT Risk Management Tools: IRU Real Time SafeTIR (RTS) 24/7
TIR Carnet guarantee status and validity check through web portal
Automatic TIR Carnet validity check through direct link between
Customs and IRU IT systems Automatic transmission of TIR Customs
data to the IRU Connecting Business and Customs to facilitate and
secure international trade Page 31 (c) International Road Transport
Union (IRU) 2011
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- Customs Moscow IRU Geneva SafeTIR data Real Time SafeTIR:
SafeTIR Customs data is sent by Customs in real time as soon as the
TIR transport is terminated Information is made available to all
relevant actors What is the status of the TIR Carnet ? The status
of the TIR Carnet is : Valid (with following details: Holder ID,
validity date, Issuing Association name) Invalid Not
issued/False/other situations Increased Security thanks to IRU RTS
Real Time SafeTIR and TIR-EPD provide security to allow the
issuance of $1billion/day in guarantees Page 32 (c) International
Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- Implementation in Georgia In partnership with Georgia Revenue
Service and UNCTAD Page 33 (c) International Road Transport Union
(IRU) 2011
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- Project Objectives In 2010, UNCTAD and IRU signed a technical
assistance project on the integration of the latest features
(Real-Time SafeTIR, TIR-EPD) of the IRU's TIR system into the
ASYCUDA system On June 17th 2011, the Georgia Revenue Service, the
Georgian International Road Carriers Association (GIRCA) and the
IRU signed a MOU to implement Real-Time SafeTIR and TIR-EPD in
Georgia through ASYCUDA Page 34 (c) International Road Transport
Union (IRU) 2011 ASYCUDA World TIR
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- Project Partners Department for International Relations of
Georgia IT Center / Georgia Revenue Service Georgian International
Road Carriers Association (GIRCA) UNCTAD IRU Page 35 (c)
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- Project Timeline April 2011 July 2011 Alignment on technical
requirements August 2011 TestingTesting Go live
AcceptanceAcceptance Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 / 2012 Agreement on types
of electronic messages Promotion of the IRU TIR-EPD application
among the Holders Page 36 (c) International Road Transport Union
(IRU) 2011 ImplementationImplementation
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- Expected Key Benefits for Customs Submission of pre-arrival
information Advance processing by Customs (risk-management)Advance
processing by Customs (risk-management) Automatic retrieval of
documentsAutomatic retrieval of documents Less waiting time /
faster processing at borderLess waiting time / faster processing at
border Automatic cross-check of validity of TIR Carnet Facilitation
of legitimate tradeFacilitation of legitimate trade More efficient
Customs controls, including transit monitoring/controlMore
efficient Customs controls, including transit monitoring/control
Automatic generation/transfer of SafeTIR message Timely
transactionsTimely transactions Better control of entire Customs
operations cycleBetter control of entire Customs operations cycle
Component of ASYCUDA Single Window environment Fully NCTS/TIR
compatible Page 37 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU)
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- Expected Key Benefits for Traders Free of charge service - no
need for broker assistance Simpler and faster border crossing
procedures Guaranteed confidentiality of commercial data Single
window concept - EPD sent simultaneously to all countries
Accessible via the Internet from anywhere in the world User
interface is available in more than 15 languages Page 38 (c)
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- Next steps Page 39 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU)
2011 Conclusions
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- Conclusion The IRU is committed to work in partnership with
Customs Authorities and National Associations in the Silk Road
region in further securing and facilitating trade through the
implementation of TIR, the best multilateral, globally available,
UN- convention based instrument Page 40 (c) International Road
Transport Union (IRU) 2011
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- www.iru.org Page 41 (c) International Road Transport Union
(IRU) 2011